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Esau said, "What do you mean by all this company which I met?" Jacob said, "To find favor in the sight of my lord."
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A Pledge of Reconciliation
Commentators explain that Jacob's lavish gift was more than a simple present; it was a tangible 'pledge of reconciliation' (Calvin). Jacob's stated purpose was 'to find grace' in Esau's sight. By urging Esau to accept it, Jacob was seeking confirmation that their relationship was truly mended and that his brother's goodwill was secured.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
סכת (sûkkôth) refers to Sukkoth, meaning “booths,” which consisted of poles forming a roof covered with branches, leaves, or gras…
19th Century
Anglican
THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC (Genesis 25:19–35:29).
THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS.
Abraham beg…
Baptist
Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves. And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themse…
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16th Century
Protestant
What meanest thou by all this drove? He does not inquire as if he were altogether ignorant, since he had heard from the servants that oxen…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he said, what do you mean by all this drove which I met ? &c.] Not as being ignorant of the design of it; for no doub…
Jacob, having by prayer committed his case to God, went on his way. Come what will, nothing can come amiss to him whose heart is fixed, trusting in…
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