Génesis 32:1-7

1 Cuando Jacob emprendió nuevamente su viaje, llegaron ángeles de Dios a encontrarse con él.

2 Al verlos, Jacob exclamó: «¡Este es el campamento de Dios!». Por eso llamaron a aquel lugar Mahanaim.

3 Jacob envía regalos a Esaú
Entonces Jacob envió mensajeros por delante a su hermano Esaú, quien vivía en la región de Seir, en la tierra de Edom.

4 Y les dijo: «Den este mensaje a mi señor Esaú: “Humildes saludos de tu siervo Jacob. Hasta el momento, estuve viviendo con el tío Labán,

5 y ahora soy dueño de ganado, burros, rebaños de ovejas y de cabras, y muchos siervos, tanto varones como mujeres. He enviado a estos mensajeros por delante para informar a mi señor de mi llegada, con la esperanza de que me recibas con bondad”».

6 Después de transmitir el mensaje, los mensajeros regresaron y le informaron a Jacob: «Nos encontramos con su hermano Esaú y ya viene en camino a su encuentro, ¡con un ejército de cuatrocientos hombres!».

7 Jacob quedó aterrado con la noticia. Entonces separó a los miembros de su casa en dos grupos, y también a los rebaños, a las manadas y a los camellos,

Génesis 32:1-7 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 32

This chapter informs us of Jacob's proceeding on in his journey, and of his being met and guarded by an host of angels, Ge 32:1,2; of his sending messengers to his brother Esau, acquainting him with his increase, and desiring his favour and good will, Ge 32:3-5, who return and report to him, that Esau was coming to him with four hundred men, which put him into a panic, and after devising ways and means for the security of himself; and those with him, at least a part, if not the whole, Ge 32:6-8; then follows a prayer of his to God, pressing his unworthiness of mercies, and his sense of them, imploring deliverance from his brother, and putting the Lord in mind of his promises, Ge 32:9-12; after which we have an account of the wise methods he took for the safety of himself and family, by sending a present to his brother, dividing those who had the charge of it into separate companies, and directing them to move at a proper distance from each other, he, his wives and children, following after, Ge 32:13-23; when they were over the brook Jabbok, he stopped, and being alone, the Son of God in an human form appeared to him, and wrestled with him, with whom Jacob prevailed, and got the blessing, and hence had the name of Israel, Ge 32:24-28; and though he could not get his name, he perceived it was a divine Person he had wrestled with, and therefore called the name of the place Penuel, Ge 32:29-31; the hollow of his thigh being touched by him with whom he wrestled, which put it out of joint, he halted as he went over Penuel, in commemoration of which the children of Israel eat not of that part of the thigh, Ge 32:31,32.