Genesis 29:1-14 Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east.… 1. God's good hand sendeth the mercy sometimes to His servants while they inquire about it. 2. The eminent in His church God hath called from the lowest condition in the world. 3. It is not unbeseeming the greatest ladies to be found in honest labour. It was not to Rachel. It suits the mother of the Church to be a shepherdess (ver. 9). (G. Hughes, B. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east.WEB: Then Jacob went on his journey, and came to the land of the children of the east. |
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