Read Genesis 33 here or at Bible Gateway.
The Hebrew paragraphs:
32:3-33:17 {s} Jacob renamed Israel, “Upright of El”
33:18-20 {s} Jacob acquires property in Canaan, and builds the altar of God
The paragraph in which Jacob receives his new name resolves into a Chiastic Structure with a Messianic prophecy. Look at the matched Scriptures of the C pair.
And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a MAN with him until the breaking of the day. Gen 32:24
And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel, “For I have seen GOD face to face, and my life is preserved.” Gen 32:30
Who did Jacob wrestle with, Man or God? It is God and Man, a pre-incarnate appearance of Messiah Yeshua. These are the places in the Bible that taught the apostles, and Paul, the doctrines of the nature of Messiah Yeshua.
If there are questions, these are good resources:
Jacob’s Night of Indecision – Christine Miller
Israel: Hebrew word study – Brad Scott
The Deity of Messiah – Christine Miller
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