Sketches of Sermons Genesis 32:10 I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which you have showed to your servant… I. THE ESTIMATE WHICH HE FORMED OF HIS OWN CHARACTER. "I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies," &c. This acknowledgment implies — 1. He was a believer in God. 2. He was a worshipper of God. 3. He was a follower of God. II. His GRATEFUL ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE DIVINE GOODNESS. "All the mercies, and all the truth," &c. 1. They were abundant mercies. 2. They were unceasing mercies. 3. They were covenant mercies. III. His CONSCIOUS UNWORTHINESS OF SUCH PECULIAR BLESSINGS. "I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies"; or rather, "I am less than all the compassions," &c. 1. This is the language of conscious dependence. 2. This is the language of grateful recollection. 3. This is the language of deep self-abasement.How amiable is this disposition; it is the characteristic distinction of all the righteous (Genesis 18:27; 1 Chronicles 17:16, 17; Ephesians 3:18; 1 Peter 5:5). We may infer — 1. The design and advantage of Scripture biography (Romans 15:4). 2. The duty of imitating the piety of the primitive saints (Hebrews 6:12). 3. The necessity of cultivating a spirit of humility and gratitude (James 4:10). (Sketches of Sermons.) Parallel Verses KJV: I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands. |
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