In Genesis 33, Jacob bows himself to the ground seven times before he comes near Esau. It’s interesting to see the change in Jacob and how he is humbling himself before his older brother. I think that Jacob got a better perspective on what it’s like to be used and deceived. Laban used and deceived Jacob, and I think that could have given Jacob insight into how Esau would have felt when he was deceived by him. We have more compassion and understanding for something when we’ve experienced it ourself.
In Genesis 33, Jacob bows himself to the ground seven times before he comes near Esau. It’s interesting to see the change in Jacob and how he is humbling himself before his older brother. I think that Jacob got a better perspective on what it’s like to be used and deceived. Laban used and deceived Jacob, and I think that could have given Jacob insight into how Esau would have felt when he was deceived by him. We have more compassion and understanding for something when we’ve experienced it ourself.