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Leah pictures the law, Rachel pictures grace. The context here demands that we remember who these people picture. And so… May God speak to us through His word today and may His glorious name ever be praised.Ģ2 And he arose that night and took his two wives, his two female servants, and his eleven sons, and crossed over the ford of Jabbok. This is the people Israel and today we will see the renaming of Jacob to reflect the coming struggles with God. This people, beloved of God and with whom continues the everlasting covenant promises, are the people who ushered in the Messiah, and to whom this Messiah will return again someday when they call on Him as Lord. He strives with God – either on His behalf or against His will, but either way Israel strives with God. The meaning of the name Israel is a double entendre.
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You can strive with this God and be in His favor or you can strive with this God and be the object of His wrath. This is your command and this is your warning. When asked what was the greatest of all the commandments, Jesus turned to this verse and repeated it to the people of Israel. – “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one! 5 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. When we hear the name Israel, we are hearing a name which is closer than any other to the mystery of the apple of God’s eye, the joy of His heart, and the focus of His eternal covenant. It will also continue on in disobedience, punishment, woe, wrath, consuming anger, and unbelievable carnage for a people who in a different way strive with God. It is a story which will continue on in joy, beauty, kingship, amazement, and glory for a people who strive with God. Though we have seen Jacob grow into a family, today is the true establishment of Israel. Today’s passage is, regardless of how the rest of the sermon actually comes out, one of the most important passages in the entire Bible to me. Oh God, how could you allow me to present your word to others? Before typing this one, I actually cried. I am preparing an analysis of God’s word. I take sermon typing seriously and it is the most important part of my week, not giving the sermon, but typing it. I’ve waited for 80 sermons to get to where we are.Īnd before I started typing, I must have said “Thank You Lord” out loud 20 times. Today though I first typed this introduction because I didn’t care how long or short the sermon turned out to be. I also do this so that the introduction will bring us to a sermon consistent in length to other sermons.
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Introduction: Normally I type a sermon and then later type the introduction, making it longer or shorter, as necessary in order to reflect what we will talk about, how it may apply to us, what may be hinted at in the coming verses, or whatever.