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Unless the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely now you would have sent me away empty. God has seen my affliction and the labor of my hands, and rebuked you last night."
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God is a Just Defender
Jacob attributes his success and protection entirely to God's intervention, not his own cunning or Laban's mercy. Commentators explain that God saw Jacob's "affliction and the labor of my hands" and acted as his vindicator. This serves as a powerful reminder that God sees the struggles of the faithful and defends them against injustice.
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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
Except the God of my father. Jacob here ascribes his not returning home entirely empty to the favor of God. By this, he not only aggravate…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me
One and the same God is m…
If Jacob were willingly consumed by heat in the day and by frost at night to become Laban's son-in-law, what should we refuse to endure to become s…
