Changed Man (9 of 14)
Series: God Walks with Us
Stephen Whitney
Genesis 32:22-30
In the Bible God changed a person's name to reveal a change in their character or the plans he had for them. Abram which means ''exalted father'' was changed to Abraham which means ''father of a multitude'' (17:5). A confrontation with God was necessary to change Jacob's life of fear of his brother to a life of faith in God.
We have to be confronted with our sin so we can confess it and our character can be changed so we will be called a child of God. Change only takes place when we are confronted with our sin.
Background :22-23 Jabbok - Heb. emptying. It was a tributary to the east which fed into the Jordan River between the Sea of Galilee and Dead Sea.
:23 He sent his family across the river to Esau's side toward the south while he remained on the north side of the river.
PHYSICAL CONTEST :24-25 Left alone - he did not have anything left to hold on to. A man came out of nowhere and wrestled with him all night.
Theodore Epp - ''There are times when no one is able to help. Jacob's trouble was himself. There was self-will, self-purpose, self-desire and self-righteousness. Jacob's self-life had to be dealt with, while Jacob was alone.''
He wrestled with his past: all the lies and scheming to get what he wanted. He wrestled with his situation: like a spider trapped in his own web of deceit. This was the turning point in his life.
Application 1. God will deal with us when we are alone - when all of the noise and events are removed so we can then hear God speaking to us. As long as we stay busy, we tend to ignore God speaking to us. It was probably night when the man wrestled with Jacob so he did not recognize who he was wresting with. This man was probably an angel of God who appeared in the form of a man (Hosea 12:4).
2. This was a literal, physical struggle; yet in importance this physical struggle was second to the spiritual struggle which is always ...
Series: God Walks with Us
Stephen Whitney
Genesis 32:22-30
In the Bible God changed a person's name to reveal a change in their character or the plans he had for them. Abram which means ''exalted father'' was changed to Abraham which means ''father of a multitude'' (17:5). A confrontation with God was necessary to change Jacob's life of fear of his brother to a life of faith in God.
We have to be confronted with our sin so we can confess it and our character can be changed so we will be called a child of God. Change only takes place when we are confronted with our sin.
Background :22-23 Jabbok - Heb. emptying. It was a tributary to the east which fed into the Jordan River between the Sea of Galilee and Dead Sea.
:23 He sent his family across the river to Esau's side toward the south while he remained on the north side of the river.
PHYSICAL CONTEST :24-25 Left alone - he did not have anything left to hold on to. A man came out of nowhere and wrestled with him all night.
Theodore Epp - ''There are times when no one is able to help. Jacob's trouble was himself. There was self-will, self-purpose, self-desire and self-righteousness. Jacob's self-life had to be dealt with, while Jacob was alone.''
He wrestled with his past: all the lies and scheming to get what he wanted. He wrestled with his situation: like a spider trapped in his own web of deceit. This was the turning point in his life.
Application 1. God will deal with us when we are alone - when all of the noise and events are removed so we can then hear God speaking to us. As long as we stay busy, we tend to ignore God speaking to us. It was probably night when the man wrestled with Jacob so he did not recognize who he was wresting with. This man was probably an angel of God who appeared in the form of a man (Hosea 12:4).
2. This was a literal, physical struggle; yet in importance this physical struggle was second to the spiritual struggle which is always ...
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