Jacob wrestled with God and won. What does it mean?

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When coming back home before meeting with Esau, Jacob wrestled with God and won. What does that mean?


( Ծննդոց 32:28 )

We are used to the fact that winners write the history and that is what we are used to read, without knowing the other side of the story. Therefore, we are used to treating winners favorably and rejoicing in their victory. However, the Bible is God's word in which historical facts are presented in an impartial manner.

This is what the prophet Hosea says about this.


( Հոսեա 12:2-6 )

Hosea sees nothing good in Jacob's struggle with God. Even before he was born, Jacob grabbed his brother by the heel, then took advantage of the situation and "bought" his birthright from Esau. Then he deceived him and received a blessing from his father. He got hold of Laban's best livestock by cunning, and then fled from him with all his belongings.

“मनई क पूत जब आपन सरगे क महिमा क संग आपन सबही दूतन क संग आपन सानदार सिंहासने प बइठी तउ संसार क सबहिं लोग ओकरे समन्वा ऍकट्ठ होइ जइहीं अउर एक दूसर क वइसे ही अलगाइ देइ, जइसे एक गड़रिया आपन बोकरियन स भेड़न क अलगाइ देत ह। उ भेड़न क दाहिन कइँती अउर बकरियन क बाई कइँती राखी।

( Ծննդոց 25:31-33 )
पिलातुस जब निआव क सासन प बइठा रहा तउ ओकर पत्नी ओकरे लगे एक संदेसा पठएस: “उ सीधा साँच मनई क संग कछू जिन कइ बइठ्या। मइँ ओकरे बारे मँ एक ठु सपन देखिउँ ह जेसे मइँ आज सारा दिन भइ बेचइन रही।”

( Ծննդոց 27:19 )

( Ծննդոց 30:41-42 )

( Ծննդոց 31:20-21 )

By fighting with God, Jacob fought against the will of God. He fought against walking the path that God intended for him.


( Սաղմոսներ 32:8-9 )

However, despite fighting with God, Jacob still asked for His blessing for himself, and his request was granted. He became the father of the 12 tribes of Israel and led an entire nation. The nation's path was similar to that of Jacob — continuous rebellion and occasional requests for forgiveness and blessing...


( Եսայիա 65:2-4 )

Many years later, a completely different person appeared on earth, a real son of God, who did not fight with God, but followed him in everything. And even on the verge of death, he did not turn away from the cup that was given to him by God.


( Ավետարան ըստ Մատթեոսի 26:39 )

Yes, this man is Jesus Christ who showed us the true path that leads to eternal life.

Therefore, let's not fight with God, but let him lead us according to his will.


( Սաղմոսներ 32:3-5 )
इही तरह जीभ, जउन सरीर क एव्क छोटी स अंग अहइ, तबहुँ बड़ी बड़ी बात कहि डावइ क डींग मारत रहत ह। अब तनिक सोचा एक जरा स लपट पूरा जंगल क जराइ सकत ह। हाँ, जीभ: एक एक आग क साथ अहइ। इ बुराइ क एक पूरा संसार अहइ। इ जीभ हमरे सरीर क अंग मँ एक अइसेन अंग अहइ, जउन पूरा सरीर क नियन्त्रण मँ रखीके भ्रस्ट कइ डावइत ह अउर हमार पूरा जीवन चक्र मँ ही आग लगाइ देत ह। इ जीभ नरक क आग स धधकत रहत ह।

( Առակներ 3:5-6 )