Genesis 28

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 28:21

Verse 21 21.Then shall the Lord be my God. In these words Jacob binds himself never to apostatize from the pure worship of the One God; for there is no doubt that he here comprises the sum of piety. But he may seem to promise what far exceeds his strength; for newness of life, spiritual righteousness, integrity of heart, and a holy regulation of the whole life, were not in his own power. I answer, when holy men vow those things which God requires of them, and which are due from them as acts of... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 28:22

Verse 22 22.And this stone which I have set for a pillar. This ceremony was an appendage to divine worship; for external rites do not make men true worshippers of God, but are only aids to piety. But because the holy fathers were then at liberty to erect altars wherever they pleased, Jacob poured a libation upon the stone, because he had then no other sacrifice to offer; not that he worshipped God according to his own will, (for the direction of the Spirit was instead of the written law,) but... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 28:1

And Isaac called Jacob (to his bed-side), and blessed him ,—in enlarged form, renewing the benediction previously given ( Genesis 27:27 )— and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan (cf. Genesis 14:3 ). Intermarriage with the women of the land was expressly forbidden to the theocratic heir, while his attention was directed to his mother's kindred. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 28:1-9

Jacob and Esau, or diverging paths. I. JACOB 'S JOURNEY TO PADAN - ARAM . 1. The path of duty . Entered on in obedience to his mother's wish and his father's commandment, it was an e vide nce of filial piety. It is the token of a good son that he "hears the instruction of his father, and forsakes not the taw of his mother" ( Proverbs 1:8 ). Sons come to mature age should respect and, where not inconsistent with allegiance to God, yield submission to parental... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 28:1-9

Life with, and life without, God. The divergence of the two representative men is seen in this short statement of their marriage relations. 1. Domestic life under the blessing of God and apart from that blessing. 2. The true blessing is the blessing of Abraham, the blessing which God has already provided, promised, and secured. 3. The heir of the blessing must be sent away and learn by experience how to use it. 4. The disinherited man, who has scorned his opportunity,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 28:2

Arise, go to Padan-aram ( vide Genesis 14:10 ; Genesis 25:20 ; Genesis 27:43 ), to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father ;—( vide Genesis 14:24 ). If yet alive, Bethuel must have been very old, since he was Isaac's cousin, and probably born many years before the son of Abraham— and take thee a wife from thence— though Isaac's wife was found for him, he does not think of imitating Abraham and dispatching another ,Eliezer in search of a spouse for Rebekah's son. Probably he... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 28:3

And God Almighty —El Shaddai ( vide Genesis 17:1 )— bless thee ,—the Abrahamic benediction in its fullest form was given by El Shaddai ( vide Genesis 17:1-8 )— and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be —literally, and thou shalt become (or grow to)— a multitude —an assembly, or congregation, or crowd called together, from a root signifying to call together (Gesenius), or to sweep up together (Furst); corresponding to ἐκκλησία in Greek— of people. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 28:4

And give thee the Blessing of Abraham ,— i . e . promised to Abraham ( vide Genesis 12:2 ; Genesis 22:17 , Genesis 22:18 ). The additions of τοῦ παρός μου ( LXX .), אביךְ = τοῦ πατρὸς σου (Samaritan), are unwarranted— to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger ,—literally, the land of thy sojournings ( Genesis 17:8 )— which God gave unto Abraham —by promise (cf. Genesis 12:7 ; Genesis 13:15 ; Genesis... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 28:5

And Isaac sent away Jacob (Rebekah only counseled, Isaac commanded): a nd he went to Padan-aram unto Laban, son of Bethel the Syrian ( vide Hosea 12:12 ), the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother . The historian here perhaps intentionally gives the first place to Jacob. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 28:6-9

When (literally, and) Esau saw that Issue had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padan-aram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge ,—literally, in his blessing him (forming a parenthesis), and he commanded him— saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan; and that (literally, and ) Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone (or went) to Padan-aram; and Esau seeing that (more correctly, saw that ) the... read more

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