Jacob Wrestles with God

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Genesis 32:1-33:20

Jacob moves

  1. From pride (32:1-23)

  2. To dependence (32:24-32)

  3. And redemption (33:1-11)

  4. …and partial obedience (33:12-20)

“Artist and saint alike grope in awe to comprehend the incomprehensible disproportion of the glory of God and the humility of the Incarnation: The Master of the Universe, become of the earth, earthy, in order to be one with his creatures so that we may be one with him.” - Madeleine L’Engle