Neither persuading him by flattering promises and cunning artifices, nor compelling him by threatenings, to return. For so these general words must be limited, as is evident from God's design in them, and from the following relation. So this is a synecdochical expression.
Verse Genesis 31:24. _AND GOD CAME TO LABAN_] God's caution to Laban was of high importance to Jacob -_Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob_ _either good or bad_; or rather, as is the literal meani...
- Jacob’s Flight from Haran 19. תרפים _t__e__rāpı̂ym_, Teraphim. This word occurs fifteen times in the Old Testament. It appears three times in this chapter, and nowhere else in the Pentateuch. It is...
CHAPTER 31 JACOB'S SERVITUDE ENDED AND FLIGHT FROM LABAN _ 1. Laban's behavior and God's commandment (Genesis 31:1)_ 2. The dream vision to return to the land (Genesis 31:11) 3. Jacob's flight (Gen...
GENESIS 31:22 TO GENESIS 32:2. AFTER MUTUAL RECRIMINATIONS, JACOB AND LABAN MAKE A COVENANT TO REFRAIN FROM AGGRESSION ON EACH OTHER'S TERRITORIES. The analysis is uncertain; Gunkel assigns Genesis 31...
GOOD OR BAD. Hebrew from good to bad....
The Pursuit of Laban, &c. 23. _his brethren_ i.e. the men of his kindred and clan, as in Genesis 31:25_; Genesis 31:32_. Jacob is similarly attended; cf. Genesis 31:37;...
_And God came_ Cf. Genesis 31:11. For this revelation to Laban the Syrian, compare the revelation to Abimelech, king of Gerar, in Genesis 20:3. It is God, not the "angel of God" (Genesis 31:11), who a...
PART FORTY-TWO THE STORY OF JACOB: HIS RETURN TO CANAAN (Genesis 31:17 to Genesis 33:20) 1. _The Covenant in Gilead: The Biblical Account_ (Genesis 31:17-55)_._ 17 Then Jacob rose up, an
_AND GOD CAME TO LABAN THE SYRIAN IN A DREAM BY NIGHT, AND SAID UNTO HIM, TAKE HEED THAT THOU SPEAK NOT TO JACOB EITHER GOOD OR BAD._ No JFB commentary on these verses....
JACOB'S RETURN FROM HARAN 4-13. Jacob attributes his prosperity to God's favour. 14-16. Rachel and Leah point out that their father had no claim on them, since Jacob had won them by his services, an...
EITHER GOOD OR BAD] cp. Genesis 24:50. God warns Laban to restrain his feelings....
GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE GENESIS _ALUN OWEN_ CHAPTER 31 GOD TELLS JACOB TO RETURN V1 Laban’s sons said, ‘Jacob has taken all that belonged to our father. He has gained all his wealth from our father...
THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC (Genesis 25:19 to Genesis 35:29). THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS. Abraham begat Isaac — The _Tôldôth_ in its original form gave probably a complete genealogy of Isaac, tracing up his des...
EITHER GOOD OR BAD. — Heb., _from good to bad:_ a proverbial expression, rightly translated in the Authorised Version, but conveying the idea of a more absolute prohibition than the phrase used in Gen...
וַ יָּבֹ֧א אֱלֹהִ֛ים אֶל ־לָבָ֥ן הָ אֲרַמִּ֖י
THE DISPUTE BETWEEN LABAN AND JACOB Genesis 31:22 These Chapter s afford a remarkable insight into God's forbearance. He knew what was in Jacob's heart, and could see all its weakness and deceit. The...
In the midst of Jacob's success the second divine communication came to him, commanding him to return to the land of his fathers and giving him the promise, "I will be with thee." Thus, after at least...
LABAN PURSUES JACOB AND HIS FAMILY After three days, Laban was told of Jacob's departure. He and his men finally overtook Jacob's company on the seventh day in the mountains of Gilead. The night befo...
_Speak not. Laban did not comply exactly, but he used no violence. (Haydock)_...
Observe: the parting of graceless acquaintances is of this kind, in songs and merriment. But gracious souls, when the Lord in his providence calls upon them to separate, take leave of one another in p...
Job 33:15; Esther 6:1....
Having already shown the position of Isaac, I resume briefly with the remark that he stands before us clearly as the representative of the Son, and this too as dead, risen, and in heaven. All will und...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 29 THROUGH 35. I have no doubt that in the two wives, as I have said, we have the Gentiles and Israel: Rachel first loved on the earth, but not possessed; but...
AND GOD CAME TO LABAN THE SYRIAN IN A DREAM BY NIGHT,.... It is probable that Laban came to Mount Gilead late in the evening, and so had no sight of, or conversation with Jacob until the morning; and...
And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad. Ver. 24. _Take heed thou speak not good or bad._] That is, that tho...
Gen. 31:24. "Good or bad." _i.e., _ Say nothing at all to him to compel him, to oblige him to return again, or to bring him again under thy service, or to oblige him to resign to thee any of his wives...
_Speak not to Jacob either good or bad_ The Hebrew is, _from good to bad_ That is, enter into no altercations, and use no harsh language with him, which may occasion a quarrel. Say nothing against his...
1 Iacob vpon displeasure departeth secretly. 19 Rachel stealeth her fathers images. 22 Laban pursueth after him, 26 and complaineth of the wrong. 34 Rachels policie to hide the images. 36 Iacobs...
Jacob Flees and is Pursued by Laban...
And God came to Laban, the Syrian, a name used to distinguish him from the members of God's own people, in a dream by night, and said unto him, TAKE HEED THAT THOU SPEAK NOT TO JACOB EITHER GOOD OR BA...
FOURTH SECTION _Jacob’s flight. Laban’s persecution. The covenant between the two on the mountain of Gilead. Departure._ GENESIS 31:4 TO GENESIS 32:2 , 4And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to...
JACOB'S SECRET DEPARTURE The prosperity of Jacob could not but awaken the envy of Laban's sons. Jacob had gained all of this through his caring for their father's sheep: now the majority of the sheep...
EITHER GOOD OR BAD: _ Heb._ from good to bad...
22-35 God can put a bridle in the mouth of wicked men, to restrain their malice, though he do not change their hearts. Though they have no love to God's people, they will pretend to it, and try to ma...
These Chapter s present to us the history of Jacob at least, the principal scenes in that history. The Spirit of God here sets before us the deepest instruction, first, as to God's purpose of infinite...
Genesis 31:24 God H430 come H935 (H8799) Laban H3837 Syrian H761 dream H2472 night H3915 said H559 ...
‘And God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream of the night, and said to him, “Take heed to yourself that you speak not to Jacob either good or bad.” ' This is a crucial intervention. Laban is warned b...
CONTENTS: Jacob's resolution to return. Laban's hot pursuit; their quarrel and final agreement. CHARACTERS: Laban, Jacob, Rachael, Leah. CONCLUSION: The safety of believers under trying circumstance...
Genesis 31:1. _He heard the words of Laban's sons._ Three causes are assigned for Jacob's abrupt removal: first, the bitter reproaches of Laban's sons: secondly, the consequent change in the countenan...
_Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters, .. . ?_ LABAN’S EXPOSTULATION WITH JACOB, AND JACOB’S DEFENCE I. LABAN’S EXPOSTU...
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 31:22 Laban catches up with Jacob about 10 days after his initial departure. Jacob, with his family and livestock, has reached Gilead. ⇐...
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 31:19 Fearful that Laban will prevent him from leaving Paddan-aram, Jacob escapes when his father-in-law is away shearing sheep. When Laban discovers what has happened, he purs...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 31:34. The camel’s furniture.] “This was a packsaddle, in the recesses of which articles might be deposited, and on which was a seat or couch for the rider.” (_Murphy._)— GEN...
EXPOSITION GENESIS 31:22, GENESIS 31:23 AND IT WAS TOLD LABAN ON THE THIRD DAY—_i_._e_. the third after Jacob's departure, the distance between the two sheep-stations being a three days' journey (_vi...
And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father's; and all that which was our father's hath he gotten all this glory (Genesis 31:1). In other words, they...
the Syrian. Genesis 28:5 Deuteronomy 26:5 Hosea 12:12 dream. Genesis 31:10...
Speak not, either good or bad — That is, say nothing against his going on with his journey, for the thing proceedeth from the Lord. The same Hebraism we have, Genesis 24:50. The safety of good men is...
How could God bless Rachel when she stole Laban’s idols and then lied to him about it? PROBLEM: Genesis 31:32 makes the statement that Jacob did not know that “Rachel had stolen” Laban’s idols. Howev...