Then Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until daybreak. Genesis 32:24 NASB Wrestled – On the surface, especially in translation, the story seems straightforward. Jacob is alone. He fights all night. He is defeated but tenacious. He is blessed with a new name, Israel. But nothing about this story is so…
Then Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until daybreak. Genesis 32:24 NASB Until daybreak – Someone confronts Jacob in the night; someone who isn’t supposed to be there. Or is he? Does Jacob go back across the ford of Jabbok because he “knows” (in some Hebraic way) that there is someone…
Then Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until daybreak Genesis 32:24 Left Alone – We know the story. Jacob wrestles through the night with the Angel of the Lord. He is defeated but he will not succumb. In the process, God gives Jacob his new name, Israel. There’s nothing particularly noteworthy…
“So Jacob was left alone. A man wrestled with him until the break of dawn.” Genesis 32:24 From Dust We Came Wrestled – What isn’t obvious in English is the origin of the Hebrew verb, “to wrestle”. But we need to know about its background to see the symbolism in this event. “Wrestling” comes from…
