The Chofetz Chaim zt”l asks why Yaakov Avinu only davened for himself not to be included in the machlokes. Why didn’t he daven for it not to happen at all?
When Rav Moshe Londinsky zt”l, Rosh Yeshivas Radin, heard this question, he answered, “It seems that the power of machlokes is so strong that even Yaakov Avinu could not stop it through his tefillos. Therefore, he only davened that at least he shouldn’t be part of it.”
The Chofetz Chaim told him that his answer was the truth.