Matthew Poole Commentary - Genesis 31:42 - 31:42

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Matthew Poole Commentary - Genesis 31:42 - 31:42


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The fear of Isaac, i.e. the God whom my father Isaac worships with reverence and godly fear, as appears by comparing Gen_31:53. The act is here put for the object, as it frequently is; and particularly God is called our fear, Isa_8:13. And fear is one of God’s names amongst the rabbins. He calls him not Isaac’s God, but his fear, because Isaac was yet alive, and in the state of probation, and served God with fear and trembling: see Gen_27:33. The Jews observe, that God is not called the God of any particular person, as of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, till after their death.



God hath seen my affliction, with compassion and intention of good to me for it. God’s seeing is oft used for his relieving and helping, as Gen_16:13 29:32 Exo_3:7,9. Or, hath showed or proved it, to wit, that he hath seen, & c.: compare Gen_20:16. Either way it is an ellipsis of the pronoun, which is usual, as appears by comparing 1Ki_10:7, with 2Ch_9:6 and Psa_41:9, with Joh_13:18.