The BEMA Podcast

14: Grappling with God, Part 2

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Jan 12, 2017
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ANECDOTE

Jacob's Strategy

  • Jacob splits his family and possessions into two groups when preparing to meet Esau.
  • He puts Leah and her children in the front, hoping they will be spared if Esau attacks.
ANECDOTE

Wrestling with God

  • Jacob wrestles with a man until daybreak.
  • The man asks for his name, then renames him Israel.
INSIGHT

Man or God?

  • The story explicitly states Jacob wrestled with a "man," but Jacob later claims he saw God.
  • This ambiguity raises questions about the nature of the encounter.
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