This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1865 Excerpt: ...him! For surely it was his great trouble that every step of his way now took him nearer to his angry brother. Even twenty years, he thought, had not made Esau forgiving. How could that long, fierce anger be turned away? In part, those hosts of angels had answered the question, showing that Jacob should be kept from ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1865 Excerpt: ...him! For surely it was his great trouble that every step of his way now took him nearer to his angry brother. Even twenty years, he thought, had not made Esau forgiving. How could that long, fierce anger be turned away? In part, those hosts of angels had answered the question, showing that Jacob should be kept from harm. But now it was his business to do what he could to change Esau's feelings. Let us see what he did. Boys and girls, we know, are often angry with their companions, or their companions with them. The example of Jacob may show how quarrels may be made up, enemies turned to friends, and a work done, even by little children, which Solomon has told us is harder than to win a strong city. Now, we must note these four things. First. Jacob was sorry for his fault. We may be quite sure of this for two reasons. The first is, that God would not have treated him so kindly, and taken such care of him, without first bringing him to repentance. And the second is, that unless Jacob had truly repented he would never have been able to look Esau in the face. So far, a good beginning was made. If we have wronged any one, and made him angry, the first thing we have to do is to know our fault; to be sorry for it, and to forsake it. Secondly. Jacob sent Esau a kind message. Let us fancy Esau when the messenger came; think what he would say on hearing it. "Thy servant Jacob saith tints." Ah! once he was not content unless he could be my master. "I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now!' Quite right of him to tell me where he has been; and with Laban, too, our uncle--a very suitable place for him! "And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and men-servants, and womenservants" Well, I am glad to hear it; he has enough of his own the...
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