Jacob's Departure for Canaan
Genesis 31:1-12
And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob has taken away all that was our father's…


I. IT WAS HASTENED BY PERSECUTION.

II. IT WAS PROMPTED BY A SENSE OF OFFENDED JUSTICE.

III. IT WAS AT THE COMMAND OF GOD.

IV. IT ILLUSTRATES THE IMPERFECTIONS AS WELL AS THE VIRTUES OF JACOB'S CHARACTER.

(T. H. Leale.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father's; and of that which was our father's hath he gotten all this glory.

WEB: He heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, "Jacob has taken away all that was our father's. From that which was our father's, has he gotten all this wealth."




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