Genesis 35:9-10 And God appeared to Jacob again, when he came out of Padanaram, and blessed him.… I. THE WAY IN WHICH ALL JACOB'S PREVIOUS CULTURE TENDED TO THIS ONE RESULT OF MAKING HIM AN ISRAEL. II. THE WAY IN WHICH ALL JACOB'S SUBSEQUENT EXPERIENCES IN LIFE TENDED TO THE CONFIRMING IN HIM OF THE CHARACTER OF AN "ISRAEL." Even to the end of Jacob's life, God did not wholly remit His discipline. Loss of Joseph, famine, anxiety respecting Benjamin, &c. III. WHAT A GLORIOUS ISSUE IT WAS TO A LIFE SO UNTOWARDLY BEGUN, THAT, BY THE DIVINE CULTURE, IT SHOULD BE THUS TRANSFORMED FROM THE CHARACTER OF A "SUPPLANTER" INTO THAT OF AN "ISRAEL." 1. It is a glorious thing for a man, by means of a Divine discipline of life, to be made acquainted with the characteristics of his own nature. 2. It is a glorious thing to have life enriched with manifold experiences. 3. It is a glorious thing to be made conscious of moral improvement and advantage. 4. It is a glorious thing to be brought into intimate fellowship and communion with God. (W. Roberts.) Parallel Verses KJV: And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padanaram, and blessed him.WEB: God appeared to Jacob again, when he came from Paddan Aram, and blessed him. |
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