Genesis 32
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And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.
And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
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:
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.
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.
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;
And said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the other company which is left shall escape.
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:
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.

not worthy of the least of all. Heb. less than all.

Genesis 18:27 And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken on me to …

2 Samuel 7:18 Then went king David in, and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who …

Job 42:5,6 I have heard of you by the hearing of the ear: but now my eye sees you…

Psalm 16:2 O my soul, you have said to the LORD, You are my Lord: my goodness …

Isaiah 6:5 Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean …

Isaiah 63:7 I will mention the loving kindnesses of the LORD, and the praises …

Daniel 9:8,9 O Lord, to us belongs confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, …

Luke 5:8 When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart …

Luke 17:10 So likewise you, when you shall have done all those things which …

2 Corinthians 12:11 I am become a fool in glorying; you have compelled me: for I ought …

1 Timothy 1:12-15 And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has enabled me, for that he …

1 Peter 5:5 Likewise, you younger, submit yourselves to the elder. Yes, all of …

1 John 1:8-10 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth …

mercies.

Genesis 24:27 And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who has …

Psalm 8:5 For you have made him a little lower than the angels, and have crowned …

truth.

Genesis 24:27 And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who has …

Genesis 28:15 And, behold, I am with you, and will keep you in all places where …

Psalm 61:7 He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which …

Psalm 85:10 Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed …

Micah 7:20 You will perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which …

my staff.

Genesis 28:10,11 And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran…

Job 8:7 Though your beginning was small, yet your latter end should greatly increase.

Psalm 18:35 You have also given me the shield of your salvation: and your right …

two bands.

Genesis 32:5,7 And I have oxen, and donkeys, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants: …

Genesis 30:43 And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and maidservants, …

Deuteronomy 8:18 But you shall remember the LORD your God: for it is he that gives …

Psalm 18:35 You have also given me the shield of your salvation: and your right …

Psalm 84:7 They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appears before God.

Job 17:9 The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that has clean hands …

Proverbs 4:18 But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shines more …

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.
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.
And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to his hand a present for Esau his brother;
Two hundred she goats, and twenty he goats, two hundred ewes, and twenty rams,

This was a princely present. The 'thirty milch camels' were particularly valuable; for among the Arabs they constitute a principal part of their riches; being every way so serviceable, that the providence of God appears peculiarly kind and wise in providing such animals for those countries, where no other animal could be of equal service. The she-camel gives milk continually, not ceasing even when with young; the milk of which, when mixed with three parts of water, affords the most pleasant and wholesome beverage.

Genesis 30:43 And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and maidservants, …

Genesis 31:9,16 Thus God has taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me…

Deuteronomy 8:18 But you shall remember the LORD your God: for it is he that gives …

1 Samuel 25:2 And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and …

Job 1:3 His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, …

Job 42:12 So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: …

Thirty milch camels with their colts, forty kine, and ten bulls, twenty she asses, and ten foals.
And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by themselves; and said unto his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space betwixt drove and drove.
And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying, Whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these before thee?
Then thou shalt say, They be thy servant Jacob's; it is a present sent unto my lord Esau: and, behold, also he is behind us.
And so commanded he the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, On this manner shall ye speak unto Esau, when ye find him.
And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me.
So went the present over before him: and himself lodged that night in the company.
And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two womenservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok.
And he took them, and sent them over the brook, and sent over that he had.
And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.
And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.
And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.
And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.

Thy name.

Genesis 17:5,15 Neither shall your name any more be called Abram, but your name shall …

Genesis 33:20 And he erected there an altar, and called it EleloheIsrael.

Genesis 35:10 And God said to him, Your name is Jacob: your name shall not be called …

Numbers 13:16 These are the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land. …

2 Samuel 12:25 And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his …

2 Kings 17:34 To this day they do after the former manners: they fear not the LORD, …

Isaiah 62:2-4 And the Gentiles shall see your righteousness, and all kings your …

Isaiah 65:15 And you shall leave your name for a curse to my chosen: for the Lord …

John 1:42 And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, …

Revelation 2:17 He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit said to the churches; …

Israel. i.e., a prince of God. as a prince. Or, according to the LXX., Vulgate, Houbigant, Dathe, and Rosenmuller, 'because thou hast power with God, thou shalt also prevail with men.' There is a beautiful antithesis between the two terms, with [Elohim,] Elohim, god, the Almighty, with [anashim,] anashim, weak, feeble men, as the word imports; seeing thou hast had power with the Almighty, surely thou shalt prevail over perishing mortals.

power.

Genesis 32:24 And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until …

Hosea 12:3-5 He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength …

with men.

Genesis 25:31 And Jacob said, Sell me this day your birthright.

Genesis 27:33-36 And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that …

Genesis 31:24,36-55 And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said to …

Genesis 33:4 And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, …

1 Samuel 26:25 Then Saul said to David, Blessed be you, my son David: you shall …

Proverbs 16:7 When a man's ways please the LORD, he makes even his enemies to be …

And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there.
And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.

Jacob.

Genesis 32:31 And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose on him, and he halted on his thigh.

Penuel.

Genesis 28:19 And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that …

Judges 8:8,17 And he went up there to Penuel, and spoke to them likewise: and the …

1 Kings 12:25 Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelled therein; …

Peniel. i.e., the face of God. Peniel, or Penuel, was evidently situated near the ford of Jabbok, on the north of that stream, about forty miles from Jerusalem.

I have.

Genesis 16:13 And she called the name of the LORD that spoke to her, You God see …

Exodus 24:10,11 And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it …

Exodus 33:14,19-23 And he said, My presence shall go with you, and I will give you rest…

Numbers 12:8 With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in …

Deuteronomy 5:24 And you said, Behold, the LORD our God has showed us his glory and …

Deuteronomy 34:10 And there arose not a prophet since in Israel like to Moses, whom …

Judges 6:22,23 And when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the LORD, Gideon said, Alas…

Judges 13:21,22 But the angel of the LORD did no more appear to Manoah and to his …

Isaiah 6:5 Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean …

John 1:18 No man has seen God at any time, the only begotten Son, which is …

2 Corinthians 3:18 But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the …

2 Corinthians 4:6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, has shined …

Galatians 1:6 I marvel that you are so soon removed from him that called you into …

Ephesians 1:17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory…

Colossians 1:15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

2 Timothy 1:10 But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, …

Hebrews 11:27 By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for …

And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh.
Therefore the children of Israel eat not of the sinew which shrank, which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day: because he touched the hollow of Jacob's thigh in the sinew that shrank.
Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge by R. A. Torrey [ca. 1880]
Expanded version courtesy INT Bible ©2013, Used by permission

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