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Hosea 12:4
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2 “Thea Lord also brings a charge against Judah,
And will punish Jacob according to his ways;
According to his deeds He will recompense him. 
3 He took his brother aby the heel in the womb,
And in his strength he bstruggled with God. 
4 Yes, he struggled with the Angel and prevailed;
He wept, and sought favor from Him.
He found Him in aBethel,
And there He spoke to us— 
5 That is, the Lord God of hosts.
The Lord is His amemorable name. 
6 aSo you, by the help of your God, return;
Observe mercy and justice,
And wait on your God continually. 
7 “A cunning1 Canaanite!
aDeceitful scales are in his hand;
He loves to oppress. 
Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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Hosea 12:4

the angel—the uncreated Angel of the Covenant, as God the Son appears in the Old Testament (Malachi 3:1).

made supplication— Genesis 32:26; I will not let thee go, except thou bless me."

he found him—The angel found Jacob, when he was fleeing from Esau into Syria: the Lord appearing to him "in Beth-el" (Genesis 28:11-19; Genesis 35:1). What a sad contrast, that in this same Beth-el now Israel worships the golden calves!

there he spake with us—"with us," as being in the loins of our progenitor Jacob (compare Psalms 66:6, "They . . . we;" Hebrews 7:9-10). What God there spoke to Jacob appertains to us. God's promises to him belong to all his posterity who follow in the steps of his prayerful faith.




Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Hosea 12:4:

Genesis 28:18-19
Genesis 32:24-25
Job 23:6
Song of Solomon 6:5
Isaiah 49:3
Hosea 12:1
Ephesians 6:12
1 Thessalonians 4:15

 

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