Genesis Chp 33 Verses 17-20

Gen 31:3 And the LORD^H3068 said^H559 unto^H413 Jacob,^H3290 Return^H7725 unto^H413 the land^H776 of thy fathers,^H1 and to thy kindred;^H4138 and I will be^H1961 with^H5973 thee.

Gen 33:17 And Jacob^H3290 journeyed^H5265 to Succoth,^H5523 and built^H1129 him an house,^H1004 and made^H6213 booths^H5521 for his cattle:^H4735 therefore^{H5921 H3651} the name^H8034 of the place^H4725 is called^H7121 Succoth.^H5523

Gen 33:18 And Jacob^H3290 came^H935 to Shalem,^H8003 a city^H5892 of Shechem,^H7927 which^H834 is in the land^H776 of Canaan,^H3667 when he came^H935 from Padanaram;^{H4480 H6307} and pitched his tent^{H2583 (H853)} before^H6440 the city.^H5892

Gen 33:19 And he bought^{H7069 (H853)} a parcel^H2513 of a field,^H7704 where^{H834 H8033} he had spread^H5186 his tent,^H168 at the hand^{H4480 H3027} of the children^H1121 of Hamor,^H2544 Shechem's^H7928 father,^H1 for an hundred^H3967 pieces of money.^H7192

Gen 33:20 And he erected^H5324 there^H8033 an altar,^H4196 and called^H7121 it Elelohe-Israel.^H415

God said to Jacob, to return to the land of his fathers, instead we see him settling elsewhere, when we settle for something other than what God has in store for us, there will be repercussion which are neither desirable nor safe, rather Jacob learnt the hard way, he had to hide his face in shame, do we settle for a good thing or do we pursue God for the best in our life, a saying comes to mind, good is the enemy of the best.