New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-11-22
LESSON FOR NOVEMBER "a
JACOB AND EsAU REcoNciLEo.


LESSON TExT-Genesis 33:l-11.
GOLDEN TExT-A soft answer turpeth
away wrath.-Proverbs ISL.
DEVOTIONAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 46.
ADDITIONAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 81:
,-33:2s.
From Bethel Jacob went to Padan-
;-am to his mothers people. Here he
a.ved LabAn for twenty years-four-
cen years for his wives and six years
fO- certain wages. In his dealings
With Laban he finds his match-two
,chemers get tOgether-"dialnOnd cuts
IamOnd."
I. Jacob Departs for Canaan (31:
r:-21).
The time had come for Jacob to
20 back to his kindred in the land OF
canaan. The Lord instructed him s."
u do ". 13). Though going forward
u.-der the direction of God, his Jacob
nature caused him to take clandestine
cave of Lnban. When Laban realized
lie situation he went in hot pursuit,
)lt God appeared unto him In a dream
lEd warned him against any act of VI
Hence toward Jacob. They formed a
compact and Lnban returned home.
a.. Jacob on the Way Chapter 32.)
Laban's return freed Jacob from
he enemy who was pursuing him from
"efinl, but he faced Il more formula
lie m in the person OF Esau.
l., Jacob meeting the angels ". ~.
Two camps Of angels met him to
give him the assurance that God would
,e with him according to his promise.
Notwithstanding this. he continued to
scheme. He sent II deputation with a
message of good cheer to Esau.
2. Jacob praying wv. 9-12).
Esau made no reply to Jacobs mes
sage, but went forward with an army
IF men. four hundred strong. to meet
Jacob. Jacob is in great distress.
therefore he casts himself upon God
n prayer. This is Il fine specimen of
rhectual prayer 1t is short, direct.
ard earnest. (1) He reminds God OF
his command issued for his return.
arc also of the covenant promise
81 by. Surely God would not issue
= { command and then leave him In such
strait. (2) Pleads Gods promise
40 to his personal safety ". ,. CT.
Genesis % 1915, 1899. In our pray
ing we should definitely plead Gods
promises in his word, on the ground
If covenant relationship in Christ.
(3 Confesses unworthiness ". 10Y.
In this he shows the proper spirit Of
humility. (D Presents definite petit
". ~. He lays before the Lord
the definite request to be delivered
from the wrath of Esau.
x. The angel Of Jehovah wrestling
With Jacob (32 :24-32).
In Gods school Of discipline, ia
cob is making some improvement, but
still he is under the sway of self
VII and self-trust. Though he had
laid the matter definitely before the
Lord. he thought that his scheming
would render God some assistance.
he sent presents ahead
to appease the anger OF Esau. While
along, a mar met him and
wrestled with him, but Jacob knew not
Who he was. Perhaps he thought that
had pounced upon him in the
lark. He exerted every n Of
in what ne thought was the
for his very life. The morn
ing was approaching, and still the
wrestlers continued, Jacob not know
.ng it was Jehovah manifest in hui
u form. This is the second crisis
n Jacobs life. He did not dare to
the promised land under the con
of his self.suficiency; his selfish
VII must he broken: his JacOb-nature
nust be changed. God humbled him
~ dislOcating his thigh. When thus
lumbled, he quit wrestling and chung
God. He got the blessing when ne.
CONSCIOUS Of his weakness. laid hold
VI God.
4. Jacob gets n new name ". 2S).
He was no longer Jacob. the sup
hut Israel. a prince Of God.
His new name was given him after
he had n new nature. He came face
o face with God, and face to face
nth himself, and fought the battle to
finish. We must have the new ma
ire before we can enter the place Of
Jacob came to realize that
IL had been struggling with God. for
10 called the place "Peniel," which
means "face to face with God"
~. Jacob Meets Esau (33 :1-11).
God had evidently wrought with
,sau. for when Jacob approached him
sting of bitterness "a gone. It
vas not Jacobs schemlng that re-
moved Esau's anger. but the action of
he Supernatural upon his heart. At
abbok Jacob got right with God, so
rhen he met Esau it was an easy
to get right with him. When
re are right with God it is an easy
latter to get right with our brother.