Genesis 32:1
And Jacob went on his way, and the agents of God met him.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.
In Context
2And Jacob said when he saw them, This is God's camp. And he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
Cross References
Genesis 24:60And they blessed Rebekah, and said to her, Our sister, be thou [the mother] of thousands of ten thousands, and let thy seed possess the gate of those who hate them.
2 Kings 6:16And he answered, Fear not, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.
Psalms 91:11for he will give his [heavenly] agents charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
Ephesians 3:10So that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known to the principal offices and the positions of authority in the heavenly things, through the church,
Matthew Henry on Genesis 32:1
We have here Jacob still upon his journey towards Canaan. Never did so many memorable things occur in any march as in this of Jacob's little family. By the way he meets, I. With good tidings from his God, ver. 1, 2 . II. With bad tidings from his brother, to whom he sent a message to notify his return, ver. 3-6 . In his distress, 1. He divides his company, ver. 7, 8 . 2. He makes his prayer to God, ver. 9-12 . 3. He sends a present to his brother, ver. 13-23 . 4. He wrestles with the angel, ver. 24-32 . Read the whole commentary →