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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 32:3

Gen 32:3 And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom. Ver. 3. And Jacob sent messengers. ] Means, he knew, was to be used by him, though well assured of safeguard. God must be trusted, not tempted: means must be used, but not trusted. Jacob was "as one that fled from a lion, and a bear met him". Amo 5:19 Laban, as a lion, had some shamefacedness, saith a Rabbi: a Esau, as a bear, had none. Jacob therefore prays, and sends, and submits,... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 32:4

Gen 32:4 And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now: Ver. 4. Unto my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob, &c. ] This was not baseness of spirit, much less a renouncing of his birthright and blessing; but a necessary submission for a time, such as was that of David to Saul, 1Sa 24:7 ; 1Sa 24:9 till the prophecy of his superiority should be fulfilled. That was baseness in the... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 32:5

Gen 32:5 And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight. Ver. 5. And I have oxen, and asses, &c. ] This Jacob mentioneth in his message, that Esau might not think that he sought to him for any need; but only for his favour. And this was something, to a man of Esau’s make; for such like not to hear of, or be haunted with, their poor kindred. Luk 15:30 "This thy son," saith he, that felt no want: he... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 32:6

Gen 32:6 And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and also he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him. Ver. 6. And four hundred men with him. ] Four hundred cut-throats, as appears, Genesis 32:8 . And here, good Jacob is brought again into the briars. When he was well rid of his father-in-law, he thought all safe; and his joy was completed by the sight of that army of angels. Presently upon this, he is so damped and terrified with this sad message... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 32:7

Gen 32:7 Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that [was] with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands; Ver. 7. Then Jacob was greatly afraid. ] This was his weakness, and may be ours in like case, as looking to the present peril, and "forgetting the consolation," as the apostle speaketh, Hebrews 12:5 , that he might have drawn from the promise of God, and presence of angels. Faith quelleth and killeth distrustful fears: but Satan, in a... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 32:8

Gen 32:8 And said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the other company which is left shall escape. Ver. 8. If Esau come, &c. ] It is a point of prudence, if we cannot keep all, to save what we can. read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 32:9

Gen 32:9 And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the LORD which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee: Ver 9. The Lord which saidst unto me. ] Promises must be prayed over. God loves to be burdened with, and to be importuned in, his own words; to be sued upon his own bond. Prayer is a putting the promises into suit. And it is no arrogancy nor presumption, to burden God, as it were, with his promise; and of... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 32:10

Gen 32:10 I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands. Ver. 10. I am not worthy of the least, &c. ] In prayer, we must avile ourselves before God to the utmost; confessing our extreme both indigency and indignity of better. "I am dust and ashes," saith Abraham. "I am a worm, and no man," saith David. "I am more brutish than any man," saith Agur. "I... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 32:11

Gen 32:11 Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, [and] the mother with the children. Ver. 11. And the mother with the children. ] It seems to be a metaphor taken from birds, when fowlers take away the young and the dams together; which God forbade, Deuteronomy 22:6 . See the like also of the ewe and the lamb, not to be slain in one day, Leviticus 22:28 . But, Homo homini lupus, nay, daemon. The Indians... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 32:12

Gen 32:12 And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude. Ver. 12. And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good. ] So Jacob interprets that promise, "I will be with thee": Gen 28:15 which, indeed, hath in it whatsoever heart can wish, or need require. This promise was so sweet to the patriarch, that he repeats and ruminates it, rolling it as sugar in his mouth, and hiding it under his tongue. God "spake it once, he... read more

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