Why does God wrestle with Jacob? Many suggest that God responds to Jacob’s history of deception; the story constitutes a disciplinary move on God’s part to teach Jacob that he cannot proceed into the future relying on his own devices. Up to this point Jacob’s life, his behavior has basically been along the path he chooses. The struggle up to this point has come from his desire to achieve the set goals in his life.
The struggle or wrestling with God brings Jacob to a place of change in his life. The inner change within himself may not have been realized at this point in his life. His main goal has been survival, saving his own life. Now he receives a name and purpose. All the change has been done by God, Jacob has been the object being acted on by God.
How will Jacob respond when faced with the challenge of the future? Has God adequately prepared Jacob for this change?
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