![]() ![]() a vast throng of angels because elsewhere the phrase describes a large camp (cf. 28:12), and now as he returned to Canaan, “the angels of God” (the same designation) again met him. Hughes: Twenty years earlier when he had left Canaan on the run, “the angels of God” had met him (cf. Very important for God to meet him and encourage him as he takes steps of obedience to return to Canaan Had just experienced deliverance from the threat of Laban now he is about to face an even greater threat with much more uncertainty in the person of Esau and his assembled forces how will he be received back into the Promised Land? “Now as Jacob went on his way, the angels of God met him.” This was not a situation that he could handle on his own. But as he anticipates his coming reunion with his brother Esau, he comes face to face with his fears and vulnerability. He was not afraid to match wits with Laban and more than hold his own. He also was quite the schemer and strategist. ![]() But we have already seen Jacob flex his muscles to impress Rachel as he rolled the heavy stone away from the well-head. Some think of him as the wimp in the kitchen while Esau was out hunting. Remember that Jacob was a very powerful figure. Such was the case here in the life of Jacob. ![]() God often uses fear and desperate circumstances to bring us to an end of ourselves. We are so filled with pride and self-sufficiency that there must come a point when God breaks us and casts us in complete dependence on His grace and resources. St.FEARS GIVE WAY TO FAITH IN GOD’S PROMISES WHEN WE ARE BROKEN OF OUR SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND CLING TO GOD ALONE Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary 4 sermons Point and Knock Free Church Archives 1 sermons Parsa Trust (Persian Ministry) 17 sermons London City Presbyterian Church 1 sermons Heritage Reformed Congregation 1 sermons First Presbyterian Church 581 sermons Escondido United Reformed Church 2 sermons Escondido United Reformed Church 2 sermons 10th - Tenth Presbyterian Church (PCA) 2 sermons Christ Fellowship Baptist Church 6 sermons Associated Presbyterian Churches 15 sermons 2nd - Second Presbyterian Church (PCA) 1 sermons 10th - Tenth Presbyterian Church (PCA) 2 sermons Sinclair and his wife Dorothy have three sons, a daughter, three grandsons, and three granddaughters. He has served more than twenty years as a seminary professor and is currently on the faculty of Redeemer Seminary in Dallas, Texas as well as part time faculty of Westminster Seminary in Philadelphia. He has served as minister of two congregations in Scotland, one on Unst, the most northerly inhabited island in the United Kingdom, and the other at the center of Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland. His writing interests have ranged from works of scholarship to books for children. A graduate of the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, he is the author of some two dozen books, has authored numerous articles and has contributed to various symposia. Ferguson is Professor of Systematic Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary. In addition to being Senior Minister, Dr. His writing interests have ranged from works of scholarship to books for. ![]()
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