"Vayira Yaakov Vayeitzer Lo", Yaakov was frightened and distressed (Vayishlach 32:8). Rashi says that Yaakov was frightened that Eisav would kill him and he was distressed that he may ultimately kill Eisav or anyone else. Rav Moshe Feinstein asks, why was Yaakov concerned about killing a Rasha? ..... when someone tries to kill you, you must kill him first.
Rav Moshe says that there are many ways for Hashem to bring about a person's salvation. Hashem could have easily helped Yaakov avoid Eisav altogether and their paths needn't cross, or at the very least Eisav did not need to gear up for war. The fact that Hashem put him in a dangerous situation and needed a Nes to extricate him was distressing for Yaakov. This signaled to Yaakov that he did aveiros that were deserving of a punishment, but fortunately had enough Zechuyos to come out unscathed.
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