Genesis 32:24-32
"Jacob Wrestles with God"
Here, we have Jacob's renaming after he wrestled with a mysterious man. It's interesting how this renaming comes right after he's left Laban and before he's about to face Esau and enter again the land promised to him.
It is at this moment, before Jacob re-enters the land promised to his descendants, that the Lord comes and meets with him. He changed his name from one meaning "deceiver" to one meaning "struggles with God" and, if you think about it, the name is slightly prophetic and very descriptive of the Israelites, showing God's wisdom and foreknowledge as well as his mercy and grace in being willing to deal with them despite their disposition.
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