A Look at Jacob’s Encounter Wrestling an Angel
How would you like to wrestle with God? I’m not talking about in a prayer meeting or in debate between what you know is right and what you prefer to do because it is easier in the moment but it is not as rewarding. The story we’re drawing from is a real wrestling match between a man called Jacob and God Almighty in the flesh. In this story, we find a man on the run from his past while trying to keep his eyes on his future. The name Jacob by definition means, “One who follows on another’s heels; supplanter”(biblestudytools.com1). In biblical culture and even in some cultures today, names actually meant something. Names were often given based off of what was foreseen by their parents. If they’re parents believed they would be rich and famous, they would name them a special name based off that belief. However, if they didn’t have high hopes for their child, they would name them something based off that belief as well. In this Bible character’s life, he was named Jacob. A name with …show more content…
That is failure. One thing that unites us all is that Scripture teaches us, “for we all have fallen short of the glory of God” this is a fact that unites us all. Either in the past, the present, or the future, we’re all failures in at least one season of our lives. It’s something we all can relate too. It’s something that transcends culture. We all bear a void in our life as is it is a part of human nature absent from the presence of God. Despite if we were Born into the kingdom hiving our lineage as an Israelite or if we were grafted into the vine through the Holy Ghost as a gentile, we all face failure at one season or another in our life. “This is done in order to show that divine grace is the reward for, but the source of noble
How would you like to wrestle with God? I’m not talking about in a prayer meeting or in debate between what you know is right and what you prefer to do because it is easier in the moment but it is not as rewarding. The story we’re drawing from is a real wrestling match between a man called Jacob and God Almighty in the flesh. In this story, we find a man on the run from his past while trying to keep his eyes on his future. The name Jacob by definition means, “One who follows on another’s heels; supplanter”(biblestudytools.com1). In biblical culture and even in some cultures today, names actually meant something. Names were often given based off of what was foreseen by their parents. If they’re parents believed they would be rich and famous, they would name them a special name based off that belief. However, if they didn’t have high hopes for their child, they would name them something based off that belief as well. In this Bible character’s life, he was named Jacob. A name with …show more content…
That is failure. One thing that unites us all is that Scripture teaches us, “for we all have fallen short of the glory of God” this is a fact that unites us all. Either in the past, the present, or the future, we’re all failures in at least one season of our lives. It’s something we all can relate too. It’s something that transcends culture. We all bear a void in our life as is it is a part of human nature absent from the presence of God. Despite if we were Born into the kingdom hiving our lineage as an Israelite or if we were grafted into the vine through the Holy Ghost as a gentile, we all face failure at one season or another in our life. “This is done in order to show that divine grace is the reward for, but the source of noble