Genesis 32:9

9 Und Jakob sprach: Gott meines Vaters Abraham und Gott meines Vaters Isaak, Jehova, der du zu mir geredet hast: Kehre zurück in dein Land und zu deiner Verwandtschaft, und ich will dir wohltun!

Genesis 32:9 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 32:9

And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my
father Isaac
In this distress he does not consult the teraphim Rachel had taken from her father; nor does he call upon the hosts of angels that had just appeared to him, to help, protect, and guard him; but to God only, the God of his fathers, who had promised great things to them, and had done great things for them; who was their God in covenant, as he was his also, though he makes no mention of it, and who was heir of the promises made to them, the birthright and blessing being entailed upon him: the Lord which saidst unto me, return unto thy country, and to thy
kindred;
the same God had appeared to him, when in Laban's house, and bid him return to his own country, and father's house; in obedience to which command he was now on his journey thither, and being in the way of his duty, and acting according to the will of God, though he had no dependence on, nor put any confidence in anything done by him, as appears by what follows; yet he hoped God of his grace and goodness would have a regard unto him, as he was doing what he was directed to by him, and especially since he had made the following gracious promise: and I will deal well with thee:
bestow good things on thee, both temporal and spiritual, and among the former, preservation from evils and dangers is included.

Genesis 32:9 In-Context

7 Da fürchtete sich Jakob sehr, und ihm ward angst; und er teilte das Volk, das bei ihm war, und das Kleinvieh und die Rinder und die Kamele in zwei Züge.

8 Und er sprach: Wenn Esau wider den einen Zug kommt und ihn schlägt, so wird der übriggebliebene Zug entrinnen können.

9 Und Jakob sprach: Gott meines Vaters Abraham und Gott meines Vaters Isaak, Jehova, der du zu mir geredet hast: Kehre zurück in dein Land und zu deiner Verwandtschaft, und ich will dir wohltun!

10 Ich bin zu gering all der Gütigkeiten und all der Treue, die du deinem Knechte erwiesen hast; denn mit meinem Stabe bin ich über diesen Jordan gegangen, und nun bin ich zu zwei Zügen geworden.

11 Rette mich doch von der Hand meines Bruders, von der Hand Esaus! Denn ich fürchte ihn, daß er etwa komme und mich schlage, die Mutter samt den Kindern.