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Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Genesis 33:13

The children are tender; the eldest of them, Reuben, not being yet fourteen years old. The flocks and herds with young are with me; or, upon me, i.e. committed to my care, to be managed as their necessities require. See Isaiah 40:11. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Genesis 33:14

We do not read that Jacob did according to this promise or insinuation go to Seir; either therefore he changed his first intentions for some weighty reasons, or upon warning from God; or he used this only as a pretence, which we should not too easily believe of so good a man, especially after such dangers and deliverances; or rather he did perform this promise, though the Scripture be silent of it, as it is of many other historical passages, and as it is here concerning Jacob’s visiting of his... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Genesis 33:1-16

CRITICAL NOTES.—Genesis 33:3. Bowed himself to the ground seven times.] “He bowed himself after the Eastern fashion, bending the body so that the face nearly touches the ground. The text gives us to understand that these obeisances were not made on the same spot, but one after another as he approached Esau.” (Alford.)—Genesis 33:5. Who are those with thee?] Heb. Who these to thee?—pertaining to thee.—Genesis 33:11. My blessing.] Meaning my gratuity. In Scripture a gift is often called a... read more

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - Genesis 33:13

My lord Not all at once does "Jacob" cease to dominate the walk of "Israel." Cf. Genesis 35:1-10 where the walk becomes according to the new name. read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Genesis 33:1-20

Chapter 33And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and the two handmaidens ( Genesis 33:1 ).In other words, each of the mothers with their children that they had born.And he put the handmaids and their children in the front, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph were behind. And he passed over before them, and he bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 33:1-20

Genesis 33:3. Bowed himself to the ground. He then rose and walked a little farther, and bowed again; so he did seven times until he approached his brother. Homage of this kind was first paid to the great patriarchs; and very extravagant homage is still paid to great men in all the oriental nations. Poor Jacob was now an Assyrian ready to perish, but God was his defence. Deuteronomy 26:5. Genesis 33:4. Fell on his neck and kissed him. We have here the answer of Jacob’s prayers and... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Genesis 33:1-16

Genesis 33:1-16And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced himThe reconciliation of Jacob and EsauI.IT ILLUSTRATES THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE CHARACTERS OF THE TWO BROTHERS. 1. Esau was generous and forgiving. 2. In Jacob there are traces of his old subtlety. II. IT ILLUSTRATES THE POWER OF HUMAN FORGIVENESS. III. IT ILLUSTRATES THE TYRANNY OF OLD SINS. All was forgiven, but there was no longer any confidence. So the effects of past sin remain. IV. IT ILLUSTRATES THE POWER OF GODLINESS. Jacob’s... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Genesis 33:13

Genesis 33:13The children are tenderGently! gently!I.LET US VIEW JACOB AS AN EXAMPLE TO US. Tender consideration for the young and feeble. 1. How we may overdrive. (1) Puzzling them with deep and controversial points of doctrine, and condemning them because they are not quite correct in their opinions Romans 14:1). (2) Setting up a standard of experience, and frowning at them because they have not felt all the sorrows or ecstasies which we have known. (3) Requiring a high degree of faith,... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 33:12

Gen 33:12 And he said, Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go before thee. Ver. 12. Let us take our journey. ] The Hebrews note, that Esau speaks in few, Jacob more fully: because it is the guise of proud stately persons to speak briefly, and hardly to bring forth half their words. "The poor speaketh supplications," saith Solomon; "but the rich answereth roughly". Pro 18:23 read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 33:13

Gen 33:13 And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children [are] tender, and the flocks and herds with young [are] with me: and if men should overdrive them one day, all the flock will die. Ver. 13. If men should over-drive. ] A pattern of a good pastor, ever to have an eye to the weak ones; and so to regard all in his flock, as he overdrive not any. "Who hath despised the day of small things?" Zec 4:10 Weak ones are to be received, "but not to doubtful disputations." Rom 14:1 Novices... read more

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