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Genesis, Volume 2: A New Beginning (Genesis 12–36): An Expositional Commentary is unavailable, but you can change that!

In this commentary on Genesis 12–36, Boice traces the “new beginning” of God’s plan of redemption, which arose out of God’s relationship with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. By delving into the patriarchs’ lives, Boice demonstrates how much they are like us and how easily we relate to them, both in triumphs and failures. The second of three volumes on the Book of Genesis, A New Beginning shows how...

Apparently there was still a lot of the “old man” in the “new” patriarch. Failure to see this has led to various views of Jacob in this chapter. Some commentators (e.g., Henry M. Morris) see Jacob as quite noble, even straightforward, acting appropriately and wisely. For others (e.g., Arthur W. Pink), Jacob virtually grovels before Esau, failing to live up to his position as chosen of God.1 The best thing that can be said about Jacob in this encounter—and it is not insignificant—is that “he himself
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