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Genesis 27:42 Cross-References
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“And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, purposing to kill thee.”
Genesis 27:42 (KJV)
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Commentary on Genesis 27:42
And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younge... This passage belongs to the Jacob narratives which demonstrate God's sovereign election overriding human merit and the transformation of a deceiver into Israel, the father of the twelve tribes. The Jacob cycle shows how divine purposes advance through flawed individuals whom God graciously transforms.Key themes include God's sovereign choice ("the older shall serve the younger"), the consequences of deception and family dysfunction, exile and return patterns, wrestling with God leading to bl...
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Cross-References for Genesis 27:42
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“We are certainly guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he begged us, and we wouldn't listen. Therefore this distress has come upon us.”
“and before he came near to them”
“and delight in the perverseness of evil;”
“Ahinoam the Jezreelitess”
“unless they do evil. Their sleep is taken away”
“Who will see them?”