Genesis 35:2 NLT,NIV,ESV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 35:1-5

Here, I. God reminds Jacob of his vow at Beth-el, and sends him thither to perform it, Gen. 35:1. Jacob had said in the day of his distress, If I come again in peace, this stone shall be God's house, Gen. 28:22. God had performed his part of the bargain, and had given Jacob more than bread to eat and raiment to put on?he had got an estate, and had become two bands; but, it should seem, he had forgotten his vow, or at least had too long deferred the performance of it. Seven or eight years it... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 35:2

Then Jacob said unto his household ,.... His wives and children: and to all that were with him ; his menservants and maidservants, and such as remained with him of the captives of Shechem, who might choose to continue with him: put away the strange gods that are among you ; meaning not the teraphim or images of Laban's, which Rachel had stolen from him; for it can hardly be thought that these should be retained so many years in Jacob's family, and used in an idolatrous manner;... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 35:2

Put away the strange gods - הנכר אלהי elohey hannechar , the gods of the foreigners, which were among them. Jacob's servants were all Syrians, and no doubt were addicted less or more to idolatry and superstition. These gods might belong to them, or, as some have conjectured, they were the teraphim which Rachel stole; but these have already been supposed to be astrological tables, or something of this kind, called by Laban his gods, because by them he supposed he could predict future... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 35:2

Verse 2 2.Then Jacob said unto his household. The prompt obedience of Jacob is here described. For when he heard the voice of God, he neither doubted nor disputed with himself respecting what was necessary to be done: but, as he was commanded, he quickly prepared himself for his journey. But to show that he obeyed God, he not only collected his goods, but also purified his house from idols. For if we desire that God should be propitious to us, all hindrances are to be removed, which in any way... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 35:1-2

Spiritual renovation. Spiritual life is a thing of growth; never finished here ( Philippians 3:13 ; Hebrews 6:1 ). No doubt the all-important question is, Art thou in Christ? And in every Christian life there is a point, known to God, when the soul passes from death to life ( 1 John 5:12 ). For by nature children of wrath. Still there is a life's work. The spirit may have chosen Christ; but the flesh is weak, and the law of sin still works. Most commonly in such a life certain times... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 35:1-15

Bethel revisited. I. JACOB 'S JOURNEY TO BETHEL . 1. The occasion of the journey. The crime of his sons had made it necessary that Jacob should leave Shechem and its neighborhood; but it is doubtful if in the circumstances Jacob would have thought of going to Bethel without an express invitation from Heaven, which, however, he got. 2. The object of the journey. This was stated by the Divine communication which Jacob received to be the fulfillment of the vow which... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 35:1-15

God with us. Jacob's settlement with his family at Bethel. This was a solemn renewal of the covenant to the patriarch at the end of his pilgrimage. It was the occasion for a new dedication of himself and his household by vows and offerings, and by separation of themselves from all heathen things and thoughts around the newly-erected altar El-Bethel . I. REVELATION the basis of faith. God went up from him after he had spoken with him, and there he set up a pillar of stone, and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 35:2

Jacob's preparation for acceptable worship. "Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be ye clean, and change your garments: and let us arise, and go up to Bethel." " When thou vowest a vow, defer not to pay it," says Ecclesiastes ( Genesis 5:4 ); but Jacob had deferred. He made a vow at Bethel, and he seems afterwards to have ignored it. If he thought of it, a number of things had been ever ready to present themselves as excuses for delay. His faithful services given... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 35:2-3

Then Jacob said unto his household ( i.e. those more immediately belonging to his family), and to all that were with him (referring probably to the captured Shechemites), Put away the strange gods —literally, the gods of the stranger, including most likely the teraphim of Laban, which Rachel still retained, and other objects of idolatrous worship, either brought by Jacob's servants from Mesopotamia, or adopted in Canaan, or perhaps possessed by the captives— that are among you, and... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 35:1-29

- The Death of Isaac8. דברה deborâh, Deborah, “bee.” בּכוּת אלּון 'alôn-bākût, Allon-bakuth, “oak of weeping.”16. כברה kı̂brâh, “length stretch.” A certain but unknown distance, a stadium or furlong (Josephus) a hippodrome (Septuagint) which was somewhat longer, a mile (Kimchi). אפרת 'ephrâth, Ephrath, “fruitful or ashy.”18. בן־אוני ben-'ônı̂y, Ben-oni, “son of my pain.” בנימין bı̂nyāmı̂yn, Binjamin, “son of the right hand.”19. לחם בית bēyt-lechem, Beth-lechem, “house of bread.”21. עדר... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 35:1-5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 35:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 35:2

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 35:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 35:1-2

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 35:1-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 35:1-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 35:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 35:2-3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 35:1-29

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