The KJV Holy Bible

 

Genesis Chapter Thirty Three

 

1 And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids.

2 And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.

3 And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

4 And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.

5 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, Who are those with thee? And he said, The children which God hath graciously given thy servant.

6 Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves.

7 And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.

8 And he said, What meanest thou by all this drove which I met? And he said, These are to find grace in the sight of my lord.

9 And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep that thou hast unto thyself.

10 And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me.

11 Take, I pray thee, my blessing that is brought to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough. And he urged him, and he took it.

12 And he said, Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go before thee.

13 And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and the flocks and herds with young are with me: and if men should overdrive them one day, all the flock will die.

14 Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure, until I come unto my lord unto Seir.

15 And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the folk that are with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find grace in the sight of my lord.

16 So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir.

17 And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.

18 And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padanaram; and pitched his tent before the city.

19 And he bought a parcel of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem's father, for an hundred pieces of money.

20 And he erected there an altar, and called it Elelohe Israel.

 

 

Esoteric Interpretation & Commentary

 

The Hermetic Blueprint of Genesis: The Reunion of Polarities and the Harmony of the Vehicle

"Genesis Chapter Thirty-Three demonstrates the immediate, physical manifestation of the Internal Transmutation achieved in Chapter Thirty-Two. The newly Spiritualized Mind (Israel) must now reintegrate with the dense, physical animal nature (Esau). Because the ego was completely subjugated at Peniel, there is no longer any Internal war. The Intellect does not attempt to conquer or destroy the physical body; instead, it gracefully honors the Laws of the material plane. This chapter is a Masterclass in establishing Perfect, Frictionless Harmony between the Highest Spiritual Faculties and the heavy, biological vehicle required to navigate the earthly matrix."

 

 

Verses 1-3: The Sevenfold Bow and the Hierarchy of the Faculties - "And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came... And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother." 

Jacob (the Spiritualized Mind) sees Esau (the physical nature) approaching with Four hundred men (a number symbolizing material completion and earthly foundation). Jacob deliberately arranges his Internal Faculties (his wives and children) in a strict Hierarchy, placing the Highest, most delicate Spiritual Realizations (Rachel and Joseph) at the very back for protection. As the Mind approaches the physical body, it bows Seven times. In Esoteric Science, this represents the Conscious, Voluntary descent of Spirit through the Seven Planes of Manifestation (or the Seven Chakras) to anchor itself in physical Reality. The Awakened Mind humbles itself to the biological Laws of incarnation, proving it has Conquered Spiritual Pride.

 

 

Verses 4-11: The Embrace of the Brothers and the Divine in Matter - "And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept... for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God..." 

The expected violent clash never happens. Because the Mind's Internal friction was resolved at the river Jabbok, the external physical nature responds with Pure, Unresisting embrace. The body and the Mind are Perfectly Reconciled. Jacob insists that Esau accept his massive gift of livestock, explaining that seeing Esau's face is like seeing "the face of God." The Adept has reached such a High State of Illumination that they no longer view the physical body as a sinful, wretched prison, but rather as a beautifully engineered, Divine Instrument. The Mind willingly transfers a portion of its Vital Energy (the gift) to sustain and nourish the physical vehicle.

 

 

Verses 12-17: The Law of Rhythm and the Pace of the Soul - "And he said, Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go before thee. And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children are tender... if men should overdrive them one day, all the flock will die." 

Esau (the physical nature) offers to travel together at the same speed. Jacob wisely declines. The physical body operates on brute strength and immediate biological impulses; it moves rapidly and forcefully. The newly birthed Spiritual Faculties (the tender children and flocks), however, require a gentle, measured, and deliberate pace. If the Mind attempts to Force its Spiritual Evolution to match the aggressive, fast-paced demands of the earthly world, the delicate Alchemical process will "die." Jacob adheres to the Hermetic Law of Rhythm, insisting that he must lead the Soul "softly," according to its own organic capacity. He builds "booths" (Succoth) for his cattle, providing proper rest and structure for his foundational energies.

 

 

Verses 18-20: The Purchase of the Field and the Altar of Peace - "And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan... And he bought a parcel of a field... And he erected there an altar, and called it El-elohe-Israel." 

The integration is successful. Jacob arrives at Shalem (meaning Peace or Wholeness) in the land of Canaan. Rather than Living as a wandering fugitive, the Adept now has the Power and Authority to establish a permanent, secure center within the material matrix. He explicitly buys a parcel of a field, sigifying that the Spiritual Mind has legally and energetically claimed its rightful space on the earthly plane. Upon this foundational ground, he immediately erects an altar, Dedicating his Localized, Physical Existence Entirely to the Supreme Divine (El-elohe-Israel: God, the God of Israel).