The Victorious Defeat

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Then Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until daybreak.  Genesis 32:24  NASB Wrestled with him – In my book Crossing: The Struggle for Identity I show that this very unusual story has a deep psychological element.  No explanation of who this strange opponent is really satisfies until we recognize that Jacob is…

The Enemy of My Enemy

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

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…