Important Facts of Faith, In Connection with the History of Holy Men of Old (SG.3) (1864)
Jacob and Esau represent two classes; Jacob the righteous, and
Esau the wicked. Jacob's distress when he learned that Esau was
marching against him with four hundred men, represents the trouble of
the righteous as the decree goes forth to put them to death, just
before the coming of the Lord. As the wicked gather about them they
will be filled with anguish, for like Jacob they can see no escape for
their lives. The angel placed himself before Jacob, and he took hold of
the angel and held him, and wrestled with him all night. So also will
the righteous, in their
time of trouble
and anguish, wrestle in prayer
with God, as Jacob wrestled with the angel. Jacob in his distress
prayed all night for deliverance from the hand of Esau. The righteous
in their mental anguish will cry to God day and night for deliverance
from the hand of the wicked who surround them.
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