And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
Ver. 3. And he passed over before them.] As a good captain and shepherd, ready to be sacrificed for the safety of his charge. So the Captain of our salvation, the Arch-shepherd, Christ. So should the under-shepherds, the captains, as ministers are called, fight in the front, and bear the brunt of the battle, "not loving their lives unto the death, so they may finish their course with joy," Act 20:24 de scuto magis quam de vita solliciti, as Epaminondas. The diamond in the priests' breastplate showed what should be their hardness and hardiness, for the people's welfare.