Genesis 32:24

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Summary

Genesis 32:24

And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.

Wrestled

Man

1 Corinthians 15:47

Breaking of the day

Exodus 14:27

Song of Songs 2:17

Bible References

Wrestled

Rachel said, “In my wrestlings with God, I have wrestled with my sister and won,” and she named him Naphtali.

“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because I tell you, many will try to enter and won’t be able

Being in anguish, He prayed more fervently, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.]

In the same way the Spirit also joins to help in our weakness, because we do not know what to pray for as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us

with unspoken groanings.

Now I appeal to you, brothers, through our Lord Jesus Christ and through the love of the Spirit, to join with me in fervent prayers to God on my behalf.

For our battle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world powers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavens.

For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you, for those in Laodicea, and for all who have not seen me in person.

Epaphras, who is one of you, a slave of Christ Jesus, greets you. He is always contending for you in his prayers, so that you can stand mature and fully assured in everything God wills.

During His earthly life, He offered prayers and appeals with loud cries and tears to the One who was able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.

Man

“Your name will no longer be Jacob,” He said. “It will be Israel because you have struggled with God and with men and have prevailed.”

the Angel who has redeemed me from all harm—
may He bless these boys.
And may they be called by my name
and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac,
and may they grow to be numerous within the land.

Each will be like a shelter from the wind,
a refuge from the rain,
like streams of water in a dry land
and the shade of a massive rock in an arid land.

In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel,
and as an adult he wrestled with God.

The first man was from the earth
and made of dust;
the second man is from heaven.

Breaking of the day

So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the sea returned to its normal depth. While the Egyptians were trying to escape from it, the Lord threw them into the sea.

Before the day breaks
and the shadows flee,
turn to me, my love, and be like a gazelle
or a young stag on the divided mountains.