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Text: Genesis 32: 17-21

MEDITATION

Genesis 32:17-21

17 And he commanded the first one, saying, “When Esau my brother meets you and asks you, saying, ‘To whom do you belong, and where are you going? Whose are these in front of you?’
18 then you shall say, ‘They are your servant Jacob’s. It is a present sent to my lord Esau; and behold, he also is behind us.’”
19 So he commanded the second, the third, and all who followed the droves, saying, “In this manner you shall speak to Esau when you find him;
20 and also say, ‘Behold, your servant Jacob is behind us.’” For he said, “I will appease him with the present that goes before me, and afterward I will see his face; perhaps he will accept me.”
21 So the present went on over before him, but he himself lodged that night in the camp.

MEANINGFUL APPLICATION TO LIFE

1. Good Anticipation

a. This was in anticipation of the questions that Esau might ask the servants of Jacob.

b. Questions that could be raised by Esau

i. To whom do the servants belong?

ii. Where were they going?

iii. Whose are the flocks and herds they were driving?

2. Specific instructions

a. They are to say, “Your servant Jacob’s.”
Humility and politeness to be carefully maintained.

b. The herds and flocks were a present to “my lord Esau”.
Respect and regard were to be duly expressed.

c. Jacob was behind and would soon greet Esau.

i. Jacob as a servant.

ii. Esau as lord.

These were highlighted to the servants of Jacob.

3. Jacob’s hope

a. That Esau would accept his gift.

b. That he would accept Jacob as his brother.

经文：创世记 32：17-21

沉思

《创世记 32：17-21》
17 又吩咐尽先走的说：“我哥哥以扫遇见你的时候，问你说：‘你是哪家的人？要往哪里去？你前头这些是谁的？’
18 你就说：‘是你仆人雅各的，是送给我主以扫的礼物。他自己也在我们后边。’”
19 又吩咐第二、第三和一切赶群畜的人说：“你们遇见以扫的时候也要这样对他说。
20 并且你们要说：‘你仆人雅各在我们后边。’”因雅各心里说：“我借着在我前头去的礼物解他的恨，然后再见他的面，或者他容纳我。”

21 于是礼物先过去了，那夜雅各在队中住宿。

在生活里有意义地应用

1. 预料之内

a. 这是在预料以扫将会问雅各仆人的问题

b. 以扫可能提出的问题

i. 仆人是哪家的人？

ii. 他们要往哪里去？

iii. 他们前头这些羊群和牛群是谁的？

2. 详尽的指示

a. 他们要说：“是你仆人雅各的”

他们得保持谦虚和恭敬

b. 牛群和羊群是送给“我主以扫”的礼物

他们得表示尊敬和尊重

c. 雅各在后边，不久便会跟以扫见面

i. 雅各为仆人

ii. 以扫为主

雅各对他的仆人强调了这些

3. 雅各的希望

a. 以扫会接受他的礼物

b. 他会重新接受雅各为他的弟弟