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                      Wrestling With God - Part 2\n                           Genesis 32:24-25\n                              02\/27\/2024\n\n\n        24   And Jacob was left alone. And a man wrestled with\n             him until the breaking of the day.\n        25   When the man saw that he did not prevail against\n             Jacob, he touched his hip socket, and Jacob's hip\n             was put out of joint as he wrestled with him.\n             (ESV)\n\n        Jacob, the grandson of Abraham and the son of Issac, was\n   returning to the land of his birth.  Because he had cheated his\n   brother, Esau, out of his inheritance and birthright, Jacob\n   feared the retribution which could happen.  He sent his wives and\n   possessions into safety across the Jabbok River while intending\n   to spend time alone in repentance and prayer.\n\n        ``And Jacob was left alone. And a man wrestled with him\n   until the breaking of the day.  When the man saw that he did not\n   prevail against Jacob, he touched his hip socket, and Jacob's hip\n   was put out of joint as he wrestled with him.''\n\n        Jacob may have thought that his rival was Esau, but it was\n   indeed the LORD God.  The physical wrestling match mirrored the\n   spiritual wrestling match, the perseverance of prayer, which\n   Jacob offered.  Repenting of his sin against his brother, Jacob\n   was asking God for His grace.  Jacob did not deserve forgiveness\n   and God's protection, but knew of God's love.  No matter what\n   happened, Jacob was certain of God's mercy.\n\n        All that night Jacob wrestled with the unknown man,\n   overcoming even physical injury.  As the day broke, Jacob, though\n   injured, was not defeated.  His physical and spiritual wrestling,\n   his faith, was still firm.\n\n        May our Lord grant us a firm faith in Him as we wrestle with\n   the problems and chances of this life.  Amen.<\/code><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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