42Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.
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I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities;
The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac.
Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.
It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 36-42)See in these verses, I. The power of provocation. Jacob’s natural temper was mild and calm, and grace had improved it; he was a smooth man, and a plain man; and yet Laban’s unreasonable carriage towards him put him into a heat that transported him into a heat that transported him into some vehemence, Gen. 31:36 , 37 . His chiding with Laban, though it may admit of some excuse, was not justifiable,…
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