“And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight.”
I have cattle and donkeys, sheep and goats, male and female servants. Now I am sending this message to my lord, that I may find favor in your eyes. The enumeration of Jacob's wealth announces that he comes as a man of substance seeking reconciliation — not as a supplicant needing something from Esau. The application: coming to a reconciliation as a person of substance makes it clear the approach is about the relationship, not about need.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
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