Genesis 32:4 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now: ”

Genesis 32:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

- 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...
Genesis 32:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my (b) lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now: (b) He reverenced his brother in worl...
Genesis 32:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jacob Takes Precautions to Appease Esau. Genesis 32:3-13 a seems to be from J, Genesis 32:13 b - Genesis 32:21 from E. Genesis 32:9-12 may be an expansion. According to J, Jacob divide...
Genesis 32:4 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

4. Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau. Moses here relates the anxiety of Jacob to appease his brother. For this suppliant deprecation was extorted only by great and severe torture of mind....
Genesis 32:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now: Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau - Ja...
Genesis 32:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now: Thus shall ye speak. The purport o...
Genesis 32:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Genesis 32:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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...
Genesis 32:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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...
Genesis 32:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Jacob Fears to Meet Esau Genesis 32:1-12 Before we encounter our Esaus we are sure to meet God's angels. If only our eyes are not holden we shall perceive them. The world is full of angel help!...
Genesis 32:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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...
Genesis 32:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Observe the humbleness of Jacob's mind. He calls his brother Lord; though by the father's blessing of the birth-right given to him, he had the right of inheritance. See Genesis 27:29 . Reader! of su...
Genesis 32:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he commanded them ,.... Being his servants: saying, thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau ; being not only a lord of a country, but his eldest brother, and whom he chose to bespeak in this man...
Genesis 32:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now: Ver. 4. Unto my lord Esau; Thy servant...
Genesis 32:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Speak unto my lord Esau He calls Esau his lord , and himself his servant , to intimate that he did not insist on the prerogatives of the birthright and blessing which he had obtained for himself,...
Genesis 32:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Genesis 32:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

3 And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom. 4 And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau; Thy servant Ja...
Genesis 32:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

My lord Esau; which title being but a civil respect commonly given in Scripture to such persons as have no authority nor superiority over them who use it, as Genesis 23:6 , Genesis 24:18 , Jaco...
Genesis 32:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Events in Jacob's Life Up To the Death of Isaac ( Genesis 32:3 to Genesis 35:1 ) Jacob Meets With His Brother Esau ( Genesis 32:3 to Genesis 33:17 ). This section is built around two covenan...
Genesis 32:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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 32:4 - Sermon Bible Commentary

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 32:4 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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 32:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
Genesis 32:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother. The alarm I. We will consider, in the first place, THE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES WHICH JACOB ADOPTED. In the first instance, as soon as he...
Genesis 32:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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...
Genesis 32:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Messengers to Esau
Genesis 32:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

my lord. Genesis 32:5 Genesis 32:18 Genesis 4:7 Genesis 23:6 Genesis 27:29 Genesis 27:37 Genesis 33:8 Exodus 32:22 1 Samuel 26:17 Proverbs 6:3 Proverbs 15:1 Luke 14:11 1 Pete...
Genesis 32:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

He calls Esau his lord, himself his servant, to intimate that he did not insist upon the prerogatives of the birth — right and blessing he had obtained for himself, but left it to God to fulfil his...

Genesis 32:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Genesis 32:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Genesis 32:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 32:4 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 32:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Genesis 32:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Genesis 32:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 32:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Genesis 32:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Genesis 32:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Genesis 32:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Genesis 32:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Genesis 32:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Genesis 32:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Genesis 32:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 32:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 32:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Genesis 32:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Genesis 32:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 32:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Genesis 32:4 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Genesis 32:4 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Genesis 32:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 32:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

Genesis 32:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Genesis 32:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Genesis 32:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 32:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes