Struggle with God and Overcome
- Biblical Studies & Commentaries
- Publisher: Wipf and Stock
- Published: 2022
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Publisher's Description
The wrestling match with God at Jabbok, where he insisted on a blessing, turned Jacob's life upside down. Before the wrestling match, Jacob was a prolific blessing-chaser and got whatever he wanted in his battles with Esau and Laban. After that night, his fate took an adverse turn: calamities and deaths rushed upon his family. What happened? Didn't God bless him? What was the wrestled blessing all about? The Bible is surprisingly reticent about disclosing the specifics of the blessing. This book investigates the mysteries of the wrestling match, the blessing, and the ensuing years. Why is Jacob's life story relevant to us today? We all want God's blessings, but we may not always understand what we are getting. Jacob's life story illuminates reasons behind suffering, illustrates true blessedness, and impels us to live life with a divine perspective.
Endorsements (3)
Foreword
“This investigative study of Jacob’s life is fascinating, insightful, refreshing, and thought-provoking. It gives us a glimpse into the mysteries surrounding Jacob’s wrestling match with God at the ford of Jabbok.”
“The book is simply brilliant, with the most insightful analysis of the life of Jacob, encapsulating God’s great salvation plan from the calling of the Israel nation all the way to the salvation of Christians and the second coming of Christ. It answers many intriguing questions about the blessings that Jacob wrestled from God and the subsequent sufferings he faced.”
“With skillful description, William Lam tells a vivid story of how Jacob, a self-centered go-getter, was transformed from grabbing to giving, from alienation to reconciliation. The book opens our eyes to the salvation stories of Jesus Christ hidden in the lives of Jacob and his son Joseph.”
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