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Genesis — Capítulo 33

Genesis is the book of beginnings—of the universe and of humanity, of sin and its catastrophic effects, and of God’s plan to restore blessing to the world through his chosen people. God began his plan when he called Abraham and made a covenant with him. Genesis traces God’s promised blessings from generation to generation, to the time of bondage and the need for redemption from Egypt. It lays t…

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Texto — Reina-Valera 1960

1Alzando Jacob sus ojos, miró, y he aquí venía Esaú, y los cuatrocientos hombres con él; entonces repartió él los niños entre Lea y Raquel y las dos siervas.

2Y puso las siervas y sus niños delante, luego a Lea y sus niños, y a Raquel y a José los últimos.

3Y él pasó delante de ellos y se inclinó a tierra siete veces, hasta que llegó a su hermano.

4Pero Esaú corrió a su encuentro y le abrazó, y se echó sobre su cuello, y le besó; y lloraron.

5Y alzó sus ojos y vio a las mujeres y los niños, y dijo: ¿Quiénes son estos? Y él respondió: Son los niños que Dios ha dado a tu siervo.

6Luego vinieron las siervas, ellas y sus niños, y se inclinaron.

7Y vino Lea con sus niños, y se inclinaron; y después llegó José y Raquel, y también se inclinaron.

8Y Esaú dijo: ¿Qué te propones con todos estos grupos que he encontrado? Y Jacob respondió: El hallar gracia en los ojos de mi señor.

9Y dijo Esaú: Suficiente tengo yo, hermano mío; sea para ti lo que es tuyo.

10Y dijo Jacob: No, yo te ruego; si he hallado ahora gracia en tus ojos, acepta mi presente, porque he visto tu rostro, como si hubiera visto el rostro de Dios, pues que con tanto favor me has recibido.

11Acepta, te ruego, mi presente que te he traído, porque Dios me ha hecho merced, y todo lo que hay aquí es mío. E insistió con él, y Esaú lo tomó.

12Y Esaú dijo: Anda, vamos; y yo iré delante de ti.

13Y Jacob le dijo: Mi señor sabe que los niños son tiernos, y que tengo ovejas y vacas paridas; y si las fatigan, en un día morirán todas las ovejas.

14Pase ahora mi señor delante de su siervo, y yo me iré poco a poco al paso del ganado que va delante de mí, y al paso de los niños, hasta que llegue a mi señor a Seir.

15Y Esaú dijo: Dejaré ahora contigo de la gente que viene conmigo. Y Jacob dijo: ¿Para qué esto? Halle yo gracia en los ojos de mi señor.

16Así volvió Esaú aquel día por su camino a Seir.

17Y Jacob fue a Sucot, y edificó allí casa para sí, e hizo cabañas para su ganado; por tanto, llamó el nombre de aquel lugar Sucot.

18Después Jacob llegó sano y salvo a la ciudad de Siquem, que está en la tierra de Canaán, cuando venía de Padan-aram; y acampó delante de la ciudad.

19Y compró una parte del campo, donde plantó su tienda, de mano de los hijos de Hamor padre de Siquem, por cien monedas.

20Y erigió allí un altar, y lo llamó El-Elohe-Israel.

TYNDALE OPEN STUDY NOTES

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I. 33:1-17 Jacob’s long-anticipated meeting with his brother Esau turned out far better than he had …

33:1-17 Jacob’s long-anticipated meeting with his brother Esau turned out far better than he had feared. Esau’s changed heart is an example of how “God fights” (See 32:28). Earlier, he had cared little about the birthright (25:32-34); now he cared little for old grudges. Jacob recognized that God had intervened. 33:1-2 Jacob’s identity had been changed (32:27-28), but he had not yet learned to live up to the new name; he still showed the favoritism that divides families. He lined up his family and his possessions in the order of their importance to him, with the slave wives and their children in front (to face danger first), Leah’s group behind them, and Rachel and Joseph in the back, where it was safest.

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II. 33:3-13 Even though Jacob had nothing to fear, he was afraid and tried to appease his brother. He…

33:3-13 Even though Jacob had nothing to fear, he was afraid and tried to appease his brother. He assumed the role of a servant before royalty by bowing (33:3), using an honorific title (33:8, 13), making introductions (33:6-7), and presenting gifts (33:8).

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III. 33:4 Esau’s friendly greeting was an answer to prayer (32:11). God had rescued Jacob from Esau’s …

33:4 Esau’s friendly greeting was an answer to prayer (32:11). God had rescued Jacob from Esau’s revenge.

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IV. 33:5 your servant: In talking with his brother, Jacob continued to refer to himself as Esau’s ser…

33:5 your servant: In talking with his brother, Jacob continued to refer to himself as Esau’s servant (also 33:14) and to Esau as his lord (33:8, 13-15); Esau called Jacob “my brother” (33:9). Jacob was cautiously warding off any possible retaliation by reversing the words of the oracle (25:23).

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V. 33:7 Among Jacob’s sons, only Joseph is named; he was Jacob’s favorite son and the recipient of t…

33:7 Among Jacob’s sons, only Joseph is named; he was Jacob’s favorite son and the recipient of the blessing.

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VI. 33:10 Jacob knew that Esau’s friendly greeting was God’s work, secured at Peniel when he saw God …

33:10 Jacob knew that Esau’s friendly greeting was God’s work, secured at Peniel when he saw God face to face.

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VII. 33:11 this gift I have brought you (literally my blessing): Jacob perceived Esau as a threat and …

33:11 this gift I have brought you (literally my blessing): Jacob perceived Esau as a threat and tried to appease him with a gift (cp. 2 Kgs 17:3-4; 18:7, 14; 2 Chr 28:21), perhaps in a guilty attempt to undo the past. Jacob would not take no for an answer.

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VIII. 33:12-15 Despite Esau’s apparent magnanimity, Jacob was wary and cleverly avoided traveling with …

33:12-15 Despite Esau’s apparent magnanimity, Jacob was wary and cleverly avoided traveling with his brother. • I will meet you at Seir: Jacob’s lie manifests his old character, living by deception rather than by faith.

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IX. 33:16-17 Instead of following Esau south to Seir as promised, Jacob again deceived his brother, t…

33:16-17 Instead of following Esau south to Seir as promised, Jacob again deceived his brother, then headed in the opposite direction to Succoth, east of the Jordan River and north of the Jabbok.

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X. 33:18-20 These verses form an epilogue to Jacob’s adventures outside the land. He returned in pea…

33:18-20 These verses form an epilogue to Jacob’s adventures outside the land. He returned in peace with a large family and many possessions. • Jacob, like Abraham, built an altar at Shechem (see 12:6-8) and purchased land from the family of Hamor.

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XI. 33:20 El-Elohe-Israel: The name of the altar (“God, the God of Israel”) commemorated Jacob’s rela…

33:20 El-Elohe-Israel: The name of the altar (“God, the God of Israel”) commemorated Jacob’s relationship with God. Jacob publicly proclaimed that God was his God, and that God had led him back to the land he would inherit.

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Genesis — Capítulo 33