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Adventistische Schriften über: "Did an angel meet Esau before he met Jacob?"
Answer
Yes, according to the reports, Esau was indeed influenced by an angel while Jacob was wrestling with another angel at the same time. As Jacob pleaded for forgiveness and protection in his distress, God sent an angel to Esau, who appeared to him in a dream.
This angel brought about a change of heart in Esau by showing him Jacob's humility and the divine protection that surrounded him. This led Esau to abandon his hostile intentions and ultimately receive his brother peacefully.
An Angel Influences Esau in a Dream
»While Jacob was wrestling with the angel that night, another angel was sent to work upon Esau's heart during the hours of sleep. In his dream he saw Jacob, who for twenty years had been an exile from his father's house, because he feared for his life. He also noted his sorrow at finding his mother dead. In his dream he saw Jacob's humility and God's angels around him. He dreamed that he had no intention of harming him when they met. When Esau awoke, he told his four hundred men his dream and said that they must not injure Jacob, for the God of his father was with him.«
God's Intervention Changes Esau's Intentions
»The Lord heard Jacob's pleas and changed the intentions of Esau's heart. ... Esau marched with an army against Jacob, intending to kill his brother. But while Jacob was wrestling with the angel that night, another angel was sent to work upon Esau's heart during the hours of sleep. ... When they were to meet Jacob, none of them were to harm him.«
- Jacob's struggle with the angel meaning
- Change of heart of Esau by God
- Angel visit to Esau in a dream
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