PARALLELS.
I. JACOB was a supplanter, as his name signifies; he supplanted Esau: so Jesus Christ supplanted, as Guild observes, sin and Satan, &c.
II. Jacob was hated and persecuted by Esau: so was Christ by Satan, and his emissaries. In his great afflictions he saw an angel of God ascending and descending upon him: so Christ, after his temptations in the wilderness, and also when he was hi his bloody agony, was comforted by the angels of God; they administered unto him.
III. Jacob endured great hardship for Rachel, whom he dearly loved; so Jesus Christ endured many years' sorrow and trouble for his Church, whom he loved so dearly, that he laid down his life for her sake.
IV. Jacob was called a prince with. God; he wrestled long and at last was comforted; so Christ is a mighty Prince, and prevailed also, "being heard, in that he feared," Heb 5:7.
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