Genesis 32-33

Genesis 32

32:1 It's so uneventful - God's angels met him.

32:3 Wait a sec - why is Jacob contacting Esau?

32:5 So he's seeking out Esau to keep Esau from coming after him to kill him, I suppose.

32:7 I'd be afraid a bit too - 400 men sounds like battle time.

32:9-11 I feel like this is the most honest prayer that Jacob has uttered yet.

32:18 Jacob is hoping that gifts pave his way.  To be honest, it would probably work for me.  Seems like a valid tactic.

32:20 Forgive Jacob for what?  Being blessed and being rich?  It's funny to me that a big show of riches is the way to get forgiven for being rich.  But since Esau has 400 men, it's not like he's poor.

32:24 Talk about insomnia.

32:28 What does it mean to have struggled with God and prevailed?  It's interesting to me that God even allows that.  Then again, people do that will free will all the time I suppose.  

32:30 Jacob knows that he deserves to be dead after that encounter with God.

32:32 I like these little tidbits in to the culture and why such and such is true.

Genesis 33

33:2 Jacob (Israel) puts the women and children in order of their importance to him.

32:4 Esau is eager to see his brother, and seems to have forgiven.

32:8 Jacob is again being honest, not trying to trick his brother.

32:9 Esau has also been blessed.  He knows that he has enough for himself.

32:10 Now Jacob is getting flattering.  But maybe it's sincere?

32:11 Jacob urged him, and he accepted the gifts.

32:12 Esau seems to expect that they'll move together.

32:17 Jacob doesn't want to be near his brother - he's still scared (and probably rightly so).

32:19 Jacob purchased land.  So now there's land that Abraham had, and Jacob also has some land.