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Yahweh said to Jacob, "Return to the land of your fathers, and to your relatives, and I will be with you."
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God's Word Confirms His Will
Commentators like John Calvin note that although circumstances with Laban were already pushing Jacob to leave, he waited for a direct command from God. This serves as a model for believers: while God often uses external events to guide us, we should also seek confirmation from His word and direct leading before making major decisions.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
תרפים terāpı̂ym — Teraphim. This word occurs fifteen times in the Old Testament. It appears three times in this chapte…
19th Century
Anglican
THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC (Genesis 25:19–35:29).
THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS.
Abraham beg…
16th Century
Protestant
And the Lord said unto Jacob. The holy man's timidity is more clearly seen here; for, realizing that his father-in-law intended evil again…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the Lord said to Jacob In answer to a prayer of his; or seeing what difficulties and discouragements Jacob labou…
The affairs of these families are related very minutely, while what are called the great events of states and kingdoms at that period are not menti…
