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In the womb he took his brother by the heel; and in his manhood he had power with God:
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A Sign of Unearned Grace
Scholars note that Jacob taking his brother's heel in the womb signifies God's sovereign choice. This act, occurring before Jacob could earn any merit, highlights that his special status came from God's unearned grace. Hosea uses this to condemn the ingratitude of Jacob's descendants who took this foundational gift for granted.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
He took his brother by the heel in the womb - Whether or not the act of Jacob was beyond the strength ordinarily given to infants in the wom…
19th Century
Anglican
Had power.— Should be, strove. Prayers and tears were the weapons used in the memorable struggle for pardon, reconciliati…
16th Century
Protestant
In all this discourse the Prophet condemns the ingratitude of the people, and then he shows how shamefully they had departed from the example of th…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
He took his brother by the heel in the womb That is, Jacob took his brother Esau by the heel, as he came forth from his mother…
Ephraim feeds himself with vain hopes of help from man when he is in hostility with God. The Jews vainly thought to secure the Egyptians by a gift …