Genesis 32:11-12 Deliver me, I pray you, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me… 1. The greatest fears do not drive away holy souls from prayer: faith looks to God for help. 2. Jehovah alone is the rock of salvation to whom believing souls fly for deliverance. 3. Dismal is the danger by the hand of a brother engaged that is cruel and bloody. 4. Fears may possess the hearts of God's ,covenanted ones in respect of such cruel instruments and of danger by them to them and theirs (ver. 11). 5. God's promise of salvation quickens faith and strengthens prayer in His saints against their own unworthiness. 6. It is fit for faith to press God with the certainty and enlargedness of His promise to His servants. 7. General promises of grace are to be drawn to special use in times of temptation. 8. Upon such promises saints dare trust God with themselves and children (ver. 12). (G. Hughes, B. D.) I fear him. — Parallel Verses KJV: Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, and the mother with the children. |
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