Genesis 32:25 - Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

Genesis 32:25

23 He took them, sent them¹ over the brook, and sent over what he had.

24 Then Jacob was left alone; and ^aa Man wrestled with him until the¹ breaking of day.

25 Now when He saw that He did not prevail against him, He¹ touched the socket of his hip; and ^athe socket of Jacob’s hip was out of joint as He wrestled with him.

26 And ^aHe said, “Let Me go, for the day breaks.” But he said, ^b“I will not let You go unless You bless me!”

27 So He said to him, “What is your name?” He said, “Jacob.”

28 And He said, ^a“Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but¹ Israel; for you have ^bstruggled with God and ^cwith men, and have prevailed.”

29 Then Jacob asked, saying, “Tell me Your name, I pray.” And He said, ^a“Why is it that you ask about My name?” And He ^bblessed him there.

30 So Jacob called the name of the place¹ Peniel: “For ^aI have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.”

31 Just as he crossed over¹ Penuel the sun rose on him, and he limped on his hip.

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There wrestled a man with him—This mysterious person is called an angel (Hosea 12:4) and God (Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:30; Hosea 12:5); and the opinion that is most supported is that he was "the angel of the covenant," who, in a visible form, appeared to animate the mind and sympathize with the distress of his pious servant. It has been a subject of much discussion whether the incident described was an actual conflict or a visionary scene. Many think that as the narrative makes no mention in express terms either of sleep, or dream, or vision, it was a real transaction; while others, considering the bodily exhaustion of Jacob, his great mental anxiety, the kind of aid he supplicated, as well as the analogy of former manifestations with which he was favored—such as the ladder—have concluded that it was a vision [CALVIN, HESSENBERG, HENGSTENBERG]. The moral design of it was to revive the sinking spirit of the patriarch and to arm him with confidence in God, while anticipating the dreaded scenes of the morrow. To us it is highly instructive; showing that, to encourage us valiantly to meet the trials to which we are subjected, God allows us to ascribe to the efficacy of our faith and prayers, the victories which His grace alone enables us to make.

Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Genesis 32:25:

Job 16:21
Song of Solomon 6:13
Hosea 12:3
Luke 24:28-31
John 6:19
Ephesians 6:12
Colossians 1:29

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