4And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.
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And he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck. …
I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-4)Here, I. Jacob discovered Esau’s approach, Gen. 33:1. Some think that his lifting up his eyes denotes his cheerfulness and confidence, in opposition to a dejected countenance; having by prayer committed his case to God, he went on his way, and his countenance was no more sad , 1 Sam. 1:18. Note, Those that have cast their care upon God may look before them with satisfaction and composure of mind,…
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