“ And he took them, and sent them over the brook, and sent over that he had. ”
- Jacob Wrestles in Prayer 3. מחנים machănāyı̂m , Machanaim, “two camps.” 22. יבק yaboq , Jabboq; related: בקק bāqaq “gush or gurgle out” or אבק 'ābaq in niphal, “wrestle.” N...
The Wrestling of Jacob. The narrative, for which Hosea 12:3-5 should be compared. is distributed between J and E by recent critics. Gunkel attributes Genesis 32:23-24 a , Genesis 32:25 a ,...
And he took them, and sent them over the brook, and sent over that he had.
And he took them, and sent them over the brook, and sent over that he had. No JFB commentary on this verse.
The Approach of Esau. Jacob Wrestles with the Angel 1. The angels of God] God had given Jacob, by an angelic vision, a pledge of His watchful love, when he left his home ( Genesis 28:12 ). Now tha...
THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC ( Genesis 25:19 to Genesis 35:29 ). THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS. Abraham begat Isaac — The Tôldôth in its original form gave probably a complete genealogy of Isaac, tracing...
JACOB AT PENIEL Genesis 32:1-32 "Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up." James 4:10 JACOB had a double reason for wishing to leave Padan-aram. He believed in t...
Jacob Wrestles and Prevails Genesis 32:13-32 There is a fulsomeness in Jacob's address to Esau, which sounds inconsistent with the noblest manhood and the firmest faith. Why should he speak of...
This is unquestionably one of the great Chapter s of the Bible, and it is significant how constant and powerful is its appeal to all who live on the principle of faith. It gives the account of the th...
Reader! do you know what it is to be left alone to enjoy communion with God in Christ? Have you sent away all earthly concerns, and all natural connections, how near and dear soever they may be, in o...
And he took them, and sent them over the brook ,.... His wives and children, under the care of some of his servants: and sent over that he had : all that belonged to him, his servants and his catt...
And he took them, and sent them over the brook, and sent over that he had. Ver. 23. Sent them over the brook. ] Which he would not have done had he not been, upon his prayer, well confirmed and se...
RETURNING TO FACE ESAU As Jacob continues his journey we are told that the angels of God met him (v.1). It was not God Himself as yet who met him, but the angels were no doubt intended as an encou...
Jacob's Present to Esau. B. C. 1739. 13 And he lodged there that same night; and took...
No text from Poole on this verse.
‘And he rose up that night and took his two wives and his two handmaids and his eleven sons and passed over the Ford of Jabbok. And he took them and sent them over the stream and sent over what he ha...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 32:1 . The angels of God met him.] “Lit., came, drew near to him, not precisely that they came from an opposite direction.” ( Lange. )— Genesis 32:2 . Mahanaim. ] Heb....
Genesis 32 I. God selects men for His work on earth, not because of their personal agreeableness, but because of their adaptation to the work they have to perform. II. There is something affectin...
Genesis 32:1 . And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him. When he left the promised land, he had a vision of angels, ascending and descending upon the ladder, as if to bid him fare...
Genesis 32:2 . Mahanaim, two camps or hosts, or the camp of God; a city in Gilead, mentioned in Joshua 13:26 ; Joshua 21:38 ; denoting that the angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that...
Himself lodged that night in the company Lessons - 1 . Honest hearts do not only intend good, but see it done, before they rest. 2. Means lawful being used for safety, men may better lie...
EXPOSITION Genesis 32:1 And Jacob (after Laban's departure) went on his way (from Galeed and Mizpah, in a southerly direction towards the Jabbok), and the angels of God— literally, th...
The Presents to Esau
sent them. Heb. caused to pass. Genesis 32:23