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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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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...
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SORE LONGEDST. Hebrew with longing thou hast longed. Figure of speech
_Polyptoton._
MY GODS. Compare on Genesis 31:29....
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though _thou wouldest needs be gone_ Lit. "thou art actually gone."
_my gods_ "My _Elohim_, or god," here in the sense of the figures of
the household gods, as in Judges 18:24, and possibly in Exodus...
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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;...
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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
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_AND LABAN SAID TO JACOB, WHAT HAST THOU DONE, THAT THOU HAST STOLEN
AWAY UNAWARES TO ME, AND CARRIED AWAY MY DAUGHTERS, AS CAPTIVES TAKEN
WITH THE SWORD?_
Laban said ... What hast thou done? Not a w...
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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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MY GODS] see on Genesis 31:19....
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(For ‘my gods’ see verse 19 and the comment.)
V31 Jacob answered Laban, ‘I went because I was afraid. I thought
that you would take your daughters from me by force.’
V32 Jacob did not know that Rach...
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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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(26-30) LABAN SAID... — Laban reproaches Jacob, first, for carrying
away his daughters secretly, which was an affront to them (Genesis
31:26) and an injury to his own feelings (Genesis 31:28); secondl...
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וְ עַתָּה֙ הָלֹ֣ךְ הָלַ֔כְתָּ כִּֽי
־נִכְסֹ֥ף...
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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...
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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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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...
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What sorry gods must those be which are capable of being stolen, or
hid away. For the contrast to this, see Psalms 146:5....
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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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30._Wherefore hast thou stolen my gods? _(96) The second head of
accusation which is alleged against Jacob is, that he had not departed
through love to his country, nor for any just and probable cause...
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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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AND NOW, [THOUGH] THOU WOULDEST NEEDS BE GONE,.... Or, "in going
wouldest go" i, was determined upon it, and in haste to do it:
BECAUSE THOU SORE LONGEDST AFTER THY FATHER'S HOUSE, or "desiring
didst...
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And now, [though] thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore
longedst after thy father's house, [yet] wherefore hast thou stolen my
gods?
Ver. 30. _Why hast thou stolen my gods?_] Goodly gods tha...
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_Wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?_ Foolish man! to call those his
gods that could be stolen! Could he expect protection from them that
could neither resist nor discover their invaders? Happy are th...
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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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And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore
longedst after thy father's house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my
gods? Laban means to say that there is some explanation for Jacob's...
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Laban Scolds Jacob...
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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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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...
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Laban could not be so senseless as to take those for true gods which
could be stolen away; but he called them _gods, _ because they were
the means or representations whereby he worshipped his gods....
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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 31:30 surely H1980 (H8800) gone H1980 (H8804) greatly H3700
(H8736) long H3700 (H8738) fathers...
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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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_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...
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GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 31:26 THE GOD OF YOUR FATHER. Although Laban
acknowledges that God has spoken to him (see v. Genesis 31:24), he
refuses to acknowledge Go
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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Wherefore hast thou stolen my gods? — Foolish man! to call those his
gods that could be stolen! Could he expect protection from them that
could neither resist nor discover their invaders? Happy are th...
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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...