Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-11-22
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LESSON
ny REV r. Il. fITZWATER, D. D..
Teacher OF English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute OF Chcago)
Copyright, 1918 Western Newspaper
Union)
LESSON FOR NOVEMBER "a
JACOB AND EsAU REcoNclLEp.
LESSON TrxT-GsnesI, ST.,

s'isi'F.ss 4 rsN ~ oVlI hHSNCi
away wrath. Proverbs ISL
DEVOTIONAL READlNG--Psalms t6.
ADDITIONAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 8.
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From dethci, Jacob went to Padan
cram 10 his mothers people. Here h
served Labnn for twenty years-four
Teen Yeas for his wives and SIX year
for certain wages. In his dealing
with Laban he finds his match-tw'
schcmcrs get together-"dlamond cut
diamond"
I. Jacob Departs for Canaan (3i
l1.2D.
The tine had come for Jacob Il
70 back to his kindred In the land Of
Canaan. The Lord instructed him sc
10 do ". 49, Though going forwnrt
III. der the direction Of God, his Jacob
nature caused him to take clandestlnf
leave Of Laban. When Lahan realized
The situation he went In hot pursuit
bat God appeared unto him In dream
nnd warned him against my act OF VI
olence toward Jacob. They formed q
compact and Laban returned home.
n. Jacob on the Way Chapter 32.)
I.aban's return freed Jacob from
the enemy who was pursuing him from
behind, bat he faced more formida-
tie one IN the person of Esau.
I. Jacob meeting the angels ". ~.
Two camps OF angels met him to
give him the assurance that God would
be with him according to his promise.
Notwithstanding this, he continued TO
scheme. He sent a. deputatIon with a
message OF good cheer to Esau.
2. Jacob praying wv. 9-1o),
Esau made no reply to Jacobs ines
sage. but went forward with an army
II men. four hundred strong, to meet
Jacob. Jacob Is In great distress.
therefore he casts himself upon God
n prayer. This Is a fine specimen OF
efectual prayer. II Is short. direct.
and earnest. ~ He reminds God OF
his command issued for his return,
md also OF the covenant promise
al ~. Surely God would not Issue
command and then leave him In snch
a strait. (2) Pleads Gods promise
as to his personal safety ". 0, CT.
Genesis S:l9.l5. Sl.33). In our pray
Ing we should definitely plead Gods
promises In his word, on the ground
Il covenant relationship In Christ.
(3) Coniessps unworthiness ". 10Y.
In this he shows the proper spirit Of
humility. a. Presents definite petit
;lGns ". ~. He lays before the Lord
The definite request to be delivered
from the wrath of Esau.
3. The angel Of Jehovah wrestling
With Jacob CO. :o4.32).
In Gods school Of discipline, ia
cob IS making some Improvement. but
still he Is under the sway Of self.
VIII and sclftrust. Though he had
lid the matter definitely before the
Lord he thought That his schemng
would render God some assistance.
Accordingly. he sent presents ahead
to sppesse the anger OF Esau. While
icurneylng along. man met him and
wrpstled with him. but Jacob knew not
Who he was. Perhaps he thought that
FASH had pounced upon him In the
lark. He eIerted every ounce OF
strength In what he thought was the
struggle for his very life. The morn.
Ing was approaching, and still the
wrestlers CONSUMED. Jacob not know
ing II was Jehovah manifest In hu-
ran form. This Is the second crisis
IN Jacobs life. lie did not dare to
enter the promised land under the con-
troll Of his self.sutticlency; his selfish
VIII must he broken; his Jacoh.nature
must he changed. God humbled him
by dislocating his thigh. When thus
BUNDLED. he qrt wrestling and chung
10 God. He got the blessing when he.
conscious Of his weakness. laid hold
OF God.
4. Jacob gets a new name ". 2s).
He was no longer Jacob, the sup
planter: hut Israel. prince OF God
His new name was given him after
he had a new nature. He came face
to face with Ged, and face to face
with himself, and fought the battle to
q finish. We must have the new ma
tcre before we can enter the place Of
blessing. Jacob came to realize that
he had been struggling with God. for
he called the place "Penlel." which
means face to face with God"
~. Jacob Meets Essu (33 lid.
God had evidently wrought with
Esau. for when Jacob approached him
the sting OF bitterness was gone. II
was not Jacobs schemlng that re-
moved Esau's anger, but the action Of
the Supernatural upon his heart. At
1ahbok Jacob got right with God, so
when he met Esau It was an easy
matter to get right with him. When
We are right with God II Is an easy
latter TO get right with our brother