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- 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...
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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...
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JACOB'S FLIGHT. This section is, for the most part, from E, Genesis
31:1; Genesis 31:3 are from J, Genesis 31:18 (after cattle) from P.
Jacob realises from the words of Laban's sons (J) and the altere...
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_strangers_ i.e. foreigners, people of another kindred or country.
_sold us_ Referring to the bargain by which Jacob had obtained his two
wives at the price of fourteen years" service (Genesis 29:15-...
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_5. Jacob's Preparation for Flight_ (Genesis 31:1-16).
The complete success that Jacob achieved excited the envy and jealousy
of Laban's sons, who were evidently old enough to be entrusted with
the ca...
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_ARE WE NOT COUNTED OF HIM STRANGERS? FOR HE HATH SOLD US, AND HATH
QUITE DEVOURED ALSO OUR MONEY._
No JFB commentary on these verses....
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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...
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‘He has spent all the money that belonged to us.’ Jacob had worked
for Laban for 14 years. Jacob’s wages were marriage to Leah and to
Rachel. So the value of Jacob’s work was the marriage gift. (See
G...
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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...
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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...
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HE HATH SOLD US. — There is a marked asperity towards their father
in the answer of Jacob’s wives, and not only the petted Rachel but
the neglected Leah joins in it. Now, though his sale of them to Ja...
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הֲ לֹ֧וא נָכְרִיֹּ֛ות נֶחְשַׁ֥בְנוּ
לֹ֖ו כִּ֣י...
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JACOB LEAVES LABAN
Genesis 31:1
Jacob was a remarkable mixture. He had an eminently religious nature,
and had intimate dealings with God. Note Genesis 31:3; Genesis 31:5;...
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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...
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JACOB DECIDES TO LEAVE LABAN
Laban and his sons eventually began to see Jacob as a drain on their
flocks. Laban ceased to believe God was blessing him because of Jacob
(Genesis 30:27). So, God told hi...
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Are we not counted of him strangers? for he hath (e) sold us, and hath
quite devoured also our money.
(e) For they were given to Jacob as payment for his service, which was
a kind of sale....
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_Eaten up. Laban kept for himself the dowry paid by Jacob for his
wives, though he ought to have allotted it to them, with the addition
of something more, in proportion to his immense wealth. (Menochi...
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And is not this the language of all gracious hearts, when divorced
from the love of creature enjoyments: and when united by faith and
love to the Lord Jesus? Psalms 45:10....
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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...
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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...
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ARE WE NOT ACCOUNTED OF HIM STRANGERS?.... He had not treated them as
children, nor even as freeborn persons; but as if they were foreigners
that he had taken in war, or bought of others; or at least,...
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Are we not counted of him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath
quite devoured also our money.
Ver. 15. _Are we not counted of him strangers?_] Well might that
father _a_ say, Aεινος και παντολμος...
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_Is there any portion_ Any hope of benefit; _for us in our father's
house?_ They both agree in acknowledging that his behaviour had been
extremely ungenerous and sordid, even to them, his own children...
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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...
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The Plan to Flee...
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Are we not counted of him strangers? For he hath sold us, and hath
quite devoured also our money. Laban's conduct toward his daughters
made it seem that he considered them sold to Jacob for the fourte...
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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...
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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...
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1-21 The affairs of these families are related very minutely, while
(what are called) the great events of states and kingdoms at that
period, are not mentioned. The Bible teaches people the common du...
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ARE WE NOT CONFUTED OF HIM STRANGERS? as if we had no more right to
his estate than strangers? Instead of a good part of his estate, which
by the law of God and nature belongs to us, 2 CORINTHIANS 12:...
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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...
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Genesis 31:15 considered H2803 (H8738) strangers H5237 sold H4376
(H8804) completely H398 (H8800) consumed H398 ...
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JACOB IS COMMANDED BY YAHWEH TO RETURN HOME AND TRIES TO SLIP AWAY
(31:1-21).
Genesis 31:1
‘And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, “Jacob has taken
away all that was our father's, and he h...
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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...
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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...
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GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 31:14 In their response, RACHEL and LEAH
also contrast their father’s actions with God’s (see note on vv.
4–13). While Laban has tried to take what i
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
Genesis 31:7. Changed my wages ten times.] Probably to be understood
as a round number, meaning any number of times—as often as he could.
The expression “ten times” is used for frequ...
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EXPOSITION
GENESIS 31:1
AND HE—Jacob had now served twenty years with Laban, and must
accordingly have been in his ninety-seventh or seventy-seventh year
(_vide_ Genesis 27:1)—HEARD THE WORDS OF LABA...
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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...
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sold us. Genesis 31:41 Genesis 29:15 Genesis 29:27 Genesis 30:26...