Jesus is the true and better Jacob
Jacob and Jesus both wrestled with God. When Jacob wrestled with God he demanded a blessing from God. During his wrestle with God, God changed his name to Israel, of course which would later yield God's chosen people. Jacob was wounded during this encounter with God. He had a limp from his hip, no doubt to remind him of God's strength.
Jesus wrestled with God in the garden. He didn't demand a blessing like Jacob. In fact he did the opposite, He asked God if the cup he was about to drink could be passed from him. But he wrapped his request with, "not my will but thine be done."
This reminds me that the trials and tribulations that I go through in life are times when God calls me to "wrestle" with Him. They are painful, they are not fun but when I look back, I see those times as the moments when God intends to sanctify me and make me more like him.
But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our sins; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed. Isaiah 53:5
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