(Text : Genesis 32:17)
And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying, Whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these before thee?
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Genesis 32:20-23 And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me. So went the present over before him: and himself lodged that night in the company. And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two womenservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok. And he took them, and sent them over the brook, and sent over that he had.
In 2003 currency these gifts would have amounted to will over $100,000. Jacob’s idea was that the gifts to Esau would be given drove by drove. If he accepted them, this would meant that he came to Jacob in peace. No sooner had the Patriarch quit praying, that he started planning, which means that he wasn’t really trusting the Lord as he should have been. Now the brook Jabbok crosses the Jordan about 30 miles north of the Dead Sea.
In addition, Genesis 32:24-25 And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.
In this chapter, and Hosea chapter 12, this man is called God, the Angel, Elohim Sabaoth, and Jehovah. In this scenario, we find that it was not with Esau, his brother, with whom he had to contend, but with Jehovah Himself. This is always the case with every Believer. The great principle that God cannot give victory to “the flesh” appears in the night scene. It is the broken heart that beings to experience what Divine Power means. Better for the sun to rise upon a limping Israel than to set upon a lying Jacob. Jacob, for his misconduct, was exiled from the promised Land, having nothing but his staff. He returns a wealthy prince, but lamed. So, Israel, cast out of Jehovah’s Land because of her sin, will return with avoidance, but broken and contrite in spirit.
Finally, Genesis 32:26-27, 29 And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob. And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there.
“When sore broken by that mighty Hand, he ceased to wrestle and clung with weeping and supplication to the very God Who wounded him, then it was that he got the victory and the glorious name of Israel. Of course, the Lord already knew Jacob’s name. So, why did He insist on Jacob pronouncing his name? He wanted Jacob to admit who and what he actually was, which the name Jacob adequately portrayed. True Faith requires that we admit what we are, before we can receive what He is. The Lord’s answer is revealing. He responds with another question: the idea is, Jacob, by now, ought to know who the one is with whom he has been struggling. And the next statements prove that be did. He gave him power with God and with men.
BE SAFE AND GET SAVED!
God bless you richly!
Jesus Christ loves you
Thank you Holy Spirit
ARE YOU SAVED?
T.O AKINSANYA
PRINCE ORATORTEE