Struggles vs. BlessingsGenesis 32:22-32

Jacob Wrestles With God: • Genesis 32

22 That night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two maidservants and his eleven sons and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. 23 After he had sent them across the stream, he sent over all his possessions.

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• Genesis 3224 So Jacob was left alone, and a man

wrestled with him till daybreak. 25 When the man saw that he could not overpower him, he touched the socket of Jacob’s hip so that his hip was wrenched as he wrestled with the man.

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• Genesis 3226 Then the man said, “Let me go, for it

is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.” 27 The man asked him, “What is your name?” “Jacob,” he answered. 28 Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel,

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• Genesis 32 ..because you have struggled with God

and with men and have overcome.”29 Jacob said, “Please tell me your

name.” But he replied, “Why do you ask my name?” Then he blessed him there.

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• Genesis 3230 So Jacob called the place Peniel,

saying, “It is because I saw God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”

31 The sun rose above him as he passed Peniel, and he was limping because of his hip.

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• Genesis 32

32 Therefore to this day the Israelites do not eat the tendon attached to the socket of the hip, because the socket of Jacob’s hip was touched near the tendon.

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Jacob’shomeland

•Jacob flees from his brother. (Gen. 27:43)

•He encounters angels. (28:12)

•Sets up an altar.

Haran

•He encounters God &receives the covenant. (28:13-14)

•Makes a vow (28:2-22)

•Renames a place Bethel. (28:19)

• Genesis 2820 If God will be with me and will watch

over me on this journey I am taking and will give me food to eat and clothes to wear 21 so that I return safely to my father’s house, then the LORD will be my God.

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Jacob’shomeland

•Jacob flees from his brother. (Gen. 27:43)

•He encounters angels. (28:12)

•Sets up an altar.•Renames a place Bethel. (28:19)

Haran

•He encounters God &receives the covenant. (28:13-14)

•Makes a vow (28:2-22)

•Jacob flees from Laban.(31:1-19)

•Encounters angels. (32:1-2)

•Prays, remembering the covenant. (32:9)

• Romans 835 Who shall separate us from the love of

Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?

38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,

 

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• Romans 839 neither height nor depth, nor

anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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• Psalm 13

1 How long, O LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?

2 How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and every day have sorrow in my heart?    

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• Psalm 13

5 But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.

6 I will sing to the LORD, for he has been good to me.

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• James 1

2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds,

3 because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.

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• James 1

4 Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

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Jacob’sHomeland

• Jacob flees from his brother. (Gen. 27:43)

• He encounters angels. (28:12)

• Sets up an altar.• Renames a place

Bethel. (28:19)

Haran

• He encounters God & receives the covenant. (28:13-14)

• Makes a vow (28:2-22)

• Jacob flees from Laban.(31:1-19)

• Encounters angels. (32:1-2)

• Prays, remembering the covenant. (32:9)

• Encounters God (Gen 32:24-30)

• Renames a place Peniel (Gen 32:30)

• Faces his brother (Gen 33)

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Struggles vs. BlessingsBlessings through Struggles