창세기 31:42의 미드라쉬
לוּלֵ֡י אֱלֹהֵ֣י אָבִי֩ אֱלֹהֵ֨י אַבְרָהָ֜ם וּפַ֤חַד יִצְחָק֙ הָ֣יָה לִ֔י כִּ֥י עַתָּ֖ה רֵיקָ֣ם שִׁלַּחְתָּ֑נִי אֶת־עָנְיִ֞י וְאֶת־יְגִ֧יעַ כַּפַּ֛י רָאָ֥ה אֱלֹהִ֖ים וַיּ֥וֹכַח אָֽמֶשׁ׃
우리 아버지의 하나님, 아브라함의 하나님, 곧 이삭의 경외하는 이가 나와 함께 계시지 아니하셨더면 외삼촌께서 이제 나를 공수로 돌려 보내셨으리이다마는 하나님이 나의 고난과 내 손의 수고를 감찰하시고 어제밤에 외삼촌을 책망하셨나이다
Midrash Tanchuma
Take heed to thyself that thout speak not to Jacob either good or bad (Gen. 31:24). From this episode we learn that the merit acquired from labor may be helpful even when the influence of one’s ancestors is not. It is written: Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the Fear of Isaac, had been on my side (Gen. 31:42). This implies that the merit of Jacob’s ancestors saved him financially, but it is followed by: God hath seen mine affliction and the labor of my hands, and gave judgment yesternight (ibid.), which indicates that He warned him not to harm Jacob because of the merit of the work he had performed.
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