Homilist Genesis 32:11-12 Deliver me, I pray you, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me… Observe the spirit of Jacob's prayer. I. IT WAS A REVERENT SPIRIT. II. A HUMBLE SPIRIT. III. A THANKFUL SPIRIT. IV. A SPIRIT DEEPLY SENSIBLE OF ITS DEPENDENCY UPON GOD. V. A SPIRIT OF GREAT CONFIDENCE IN GOD. (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: 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. |