Read Genesis 32 at Bible Gateway.
The Hebrew paragraphs for this chapter:
28:10-32:2 {p} …
32:3-33:17 {s} …
The Chiastic Structure from Genesis 28:10-32:2 will help us discover the topic of the Hebrew paragraph we have been in for several chapters now.
God fulfilled His promise to Jacob to bless him (Gen 28:13-15). He gave him wives, and children, and flocks. He arrived to Laban a single man with nothing but God’s promise, and left him as the wealthy head of a company of people.
Gen 28:10-32:2 {p} God fulfilled His promise to Jacob (wives, children, flocks)
Recall that God fulfilled His word to Sarah (Gen 21:1); that God did not forsake His steadfast love or His truth to Abraham (Gen 24:26-27), and now that He fulfilled His promise to bless Jacob and be with him.
Why This Matters: Repetition is a Teaching Tool of Scripture. God does not want us to miss that He keeps His word and He fulfills His promises.
If there are questions, these are good resources:
The chiastic structure of the lives of the patriarchs – Christine Miller
Genesis 32:24-30, Jacob renamed Israel – Christine Miller
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