Genesis 31:2 - Exposition

And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, Behold, it ( i . e . either Laban or his countenance) was not toward him (literally, with him ) as before —literally, as yesterday and the day before . The e vide nt change in Laban's disposition, which had previously been friendly, was obviously employed by God to direct Jacob's mind to the propriety of returning to the land of his inheritance; and the inclination thus started in his soul was further strengthened and confirmed by a revelation which probably soon after, if not the night following, was sent for his direction.