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Verse Genesis 32:2. _MAHANAIM._] The _two hosts_, if read by the
_points_, the angels forming one, and Jacob and his company forming
another; or simply _hosts_ or _camps_ in the plural. There was a ci...
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- Jacob Wrestles in Prayer
3. מחנים _machănāyı̂m_, Machanaim, “two camps.”
22. יבק _yaboq_, Jabboq; related: בקק _bāqaq_ “gush or
gurgle out” or אבק _'ābaq_ in niphal, “wrestle.” Now Wady
Zurka....
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CHAPTER 32 JACOB'S FEAR OF ESAU AND PRAYER AT PENIEL
_ 1. The vision at Mahanaim (Genesis 32:1)_
2. The message to Esau (Genesis 32:3)
3. Esau's coming and Jacob's fear (Genesis 32:6)
4. Jacob's p...
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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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HOST. camp. Hebrew. _mahaneh_ as in verses: Genesis 32:8; Genesis
32:21. Compare Deuteronomy 33:2.Joshua 5:14; Joshua 5:15.Psalms 27:3;
Psalms 78:28; Psalms 106:16.
MAHANAIM. two camps....
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_This is God's host_ The Heb. word for "host" (_maḥaneh_) is
usually, and ought here to be, rendered "camp." The angels are
regarded as the warriors of Jehovah; cf. the narrative in Joshua
5:13-15, an...
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2. _Jacob's Reconciliation with Esau: The Biblical Account_ (Genesis
32:1 to Genesis 33:17)
_1 And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him. 2 And
Jacob said when he saw them, This is God'...
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_AND WHEN JACOB SAW THEM, HE SAID, THIS IS GOD'S HOST: AND HE CALLED
THE NAME OF THAT PLACE MAHANAIM._
Mahanaim - two hosts or camps. Two myriads is the number usually
employed to denote an indefinit...
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32:2 Mahanaim. (b-22) Two camps. see Song of Solomon 6:13 ....
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THE APPROACH OF ESAU. JACOB WRESTLES WITH THE ANGEL
1. The angels of God] God had given Jacob, by an angelic vision, a
pledge of His watchful love, when he left his home (Genesis 28:12).
Now that he...
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God’s *angels did not give any message to Jacob, but Jacob saw them.
So Jacob knew that God was guarding him. ‘Mahanaim’ means ‘two
armies’ or ‘two camps’. Perhaps he meant God’s army and his
own peop...
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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 de...
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_[Genesis 32:3]_ וַ יֹּ֤אמֶר יַעֲקֹב֙ כַּ
אֲשֶׁ֣ר רָאָ֔ם מַחֲנֵ֥ה אֱלֹהִ֖ים
זֶ֑ה וַ יִּקְרָ֛א שֵֽׁם...
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JACOB AT PENIEL
Genesis 32:1
"Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you
up." James 4:10
JACOB had a double reason for wishing to leave Padan-aram. He believed
in the promise...
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JACOB FEARS TO MEET ESAU
Genesis 32:1
Before we encounter our Esaus we are sure to meet God's angels. If
only our eyes are not holden we shall perceive them. The world is full
of angel help! There a...
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This is unquestionably one of the great Chapter s of the Bible, and it
is significant how constant and powerful is its appeal to all who live
on the principle of faith. It gives the account of the thi...
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WRESTLING WITH GOD
As Jacob continued his journey toward home, angels met him. He called
the name of that place Mahanaim, or "two camps" because there were two
armies encamped there, the angels and h...
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And when Jacob saw them, he said, (a) This [is] God's host: and he
called the name of that place Mahanaim.
(a) He acknowledges God's benefits: who for the preservation of his,
sends hosts of angels....
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_Mahanaim, "two camps." A town was afterwards built here._...
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Mahanaim, signifies two bands, or camps. See Song of Solomon 6:13;
Hebrews 1:14; Psalms 34:7....
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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 ANGELS OF GOD_
‘The angels of God.’
Genesis 32:1
To the Christian, to the member of the Church of England, with his
Prayer Book in his hand, there is a prayer in which we speak to God
and reca...
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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; bu...
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AND WHEN JACOB SAW THEM,.... These appeared in a visible form, most
probably human, and in the habit, and with the accoutrements of
soldiers, and therefore afterwards called an host or army. Aben Ezra...
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And when Jacob saw them, he said, This [is] God's host: and he called
the name of that place Mahanaim.
Ver. 2. This is God's host.] So called, for their number, order,
obedience, strength, &c. God ha...
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_This is God's host_ Or _army;_ so the angels are justly called,
because of their great number, their excellent order, their mighty
power, and the service they perform for God and his church, for the...
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1 Iacobs vision at Mahanaim.
3 His message to Esau.
6 He is afraid of Esaus comming.
9 He prayeth for deliuerance.
13 Hee sendeth a present to Esau.
24 He wrestleth with an Angel at Peniel, where...
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The Messengers to Esau...
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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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RETURNING TO FACE ESAU
As Jacob continues his journey we are told that the angels of God met
him (v.1). It was not God Himself as yet who met him, but the angels
were no doubt intended as an encourage...
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MAHANAIM:
that is, Two hosts or camps...
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1-8 The angels of God appeared to Jacob, to encourage him with the
assurance of the Divine protection. When God designs his people for
great trials, he prepares them by great comforts. While Jacob, to...
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GOD'S HOST; so the angels are justly called for their great number,
DANIEL 7:10 LUKE 2:13, excellent order, mighty power, and for their
use and service to God, and to his church, for whose protection...
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And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him." Still God's
grace follows him, notwithstanding all. "Nothing changeth God's
affection." Whom He loves, and as He loves, He loves to the end....
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Genesis 32:2 Jacob H3290 saw H7200 (H8804) said H559 (H8799) Gods H430
camp H4264 called H7121 (H8799) name H8034 place H4725 Mahanaim H4266
God's - Joshua 5:14; 2 Kings 6:17; Psalms 34:7,...
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MAHANAIM
That is, two hosts, or bands -- the visible band, Jacob and his
servants; the invisible band, God's angels.
Compare (2 Kings 6:13)....
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Genesis 32:1
I. Notice first the angels themselves. (1) Their number is very great.
(2) They are swift as the flames of fire. (3) They are also strong:
"Bless the Lord, ye His angels that excel in st...
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Genesis 32:1. _And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met
him._
When he left the promised land, he had a vision of angels, ascending
and descending upon the ladder, as if to bid him farewel...
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CONTENTS: Jacob becomes Israel. Preparation for meeting Esau.
Wrestling against the angel.
CHARACTERS: Jacob, Esau, angel.
CONCLUSION: Either we lean on God or on our own plans. The
arrangements of...
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Genesis 32:2. _Mahanaim,_ two camps or hosts, or the camp of God; a
city in Gilead, mentioned in Joshua 13:26; Joshua 21:38; denoting that
the angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear hi...
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GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 32:1 After separating peacefully from Laban,
Jacob prepares to meet his estranged brother Esau. Jacob is naturally
hesitant about how he will be received some 20 years after fl...
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_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Genesis 32:1_
JACOB’S VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE WORLD
I. Jacob’s visible world. He had just escaped the persecutions of
his father-in-law, and was now expecting to me...
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EXPOSITION
GENESIS 32:1
AND JACOB (after Laban's departure) WENT ON HIS WAY (from Galeed and
Mizpah, in a southerly direction towards the Jabbok), AND THE ANGELS
OF GOD—literally, _the messengers of...
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Shall we turn in our Bibles to Genesis chapter thirty-two?
Now in the thirty-first chapter we had the parting of Laban, Jacob's
uncle as he kisses his grandchildren goodbye, as he sets up the stone
an...
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God's. Joshua 5:14 2 Kings 6:17 Psalms 34:7 Psalms 103:21 Psalms 148:2
Daniel 10:20 Luke 2:13 the name. Joshua 21:38 2 Samuel 2:8 2 Samuel
2:12...
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This is God's house — A good man may, with an eye of faith, see the
same that Jacob saw with his bodily eyes. What need we dispute whether
he has a guardian angel, when we are sure he has a guard of a...