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God said to Jacob, "Arise, go up to Bethel, and live there. Make there an altar to God, who appeared to you when you fled from the face of Esau your brother."
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God's Guidance in Crisis
Commentators agree that God's command comes at a moment of extreme crisis for Jacob, following the violent actions of his sons at Shechem. John Calvin notes that God often intervenes at the "critical juncture" to teach patience and dependence. This shows that when we are in distress and unsure of our next step, God provides direction and comfort through His word.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
8. דברה deborâh — Deborah, “bee.” בּכוּת אלּון 'alôn-bākût, Allon-bakuth, “oak of weeping.”
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19th Century
Anglican
THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC (Genesis 25:19 – 35:29).
THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS.
Abraham b…
16th Century
Protestant
And God said to Jacob. Moses relates that when Jacob had been reduced to the last extremity, God came to his help at the right time and at…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And God said to Jacob When he was in great distress, on account of the slaughter of the Shechemites by his sons, not…
Bethel was forgotten. But God will remind those He loves of neglected duties, one way or another, by conscience or by providential events. When we …
