About this episode
Greg discusses the transformative struggle of Jacob at Jabbok as depicted in Genesis 32.
Jostling at Jabbok (Genesis 32): Alone, Struggle, and Transformation In this episode, Greg teaches from Genesis 32, “Jostling at Jabbok,” where Jacob, fearful of meeting Esau and his 400 men, sends his family across the river and is left alone. The lesson emphasizes that God often does formative work in isolation, contrasting modern distraction and constant noise with the spiritual necessity of solitude. Jacob wrestles through the night with a man later described as God, who could have ended ...
People in this episode
Host: Greg Smith
Topics covered
- struggle
- transformation
- solitude
- faith
- spirituality
Keywords
- Jacob
- Esau
- Jabbok
- struggle
- transformation
- solitude
- Genesis 32
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Genesis 32
Places: Jabbok
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