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Genesis 32

Jacob Wrestles With God

22 That night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two female servants and his eleven sons and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. 23 After he had sent them across the stream, he sent over all his possessions. 24 So Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him till daybreak. 25 When the man saw that he could not overpower him, he touched the socket of Jacob’s hip so that his hip was wrenched as he wrestled with the man. 26 Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.”

But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”

27 The man asked him, “What is your name?”

“Jacob,” he answered.

28 Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel,[f] because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome.”

29 Jacob said, “Please tell me your name.”

But he replied, “Why do you ask my name?” Then he blessed him there.

30 So Jacob called the place Peniel,[g] saying, “It is because I saw God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”

31 The sun rose above him as he passed Peniel,[h] and he was limping because of his hip. 32 Therefore to this day the Israelites do not eat the tendon attached to the socket of the hip, because the socket of Jacob’s hip was touched near the tendon.

Footnotes

a Genesis 32:1 In Hebrew texts 32:1-32 is numbered 32:2-33.
b Genesis 32:2 Mahanaim means two camps.
c Genesis 32:7 Or camps
d Genesis 32:8 Or camp
e Genesis 32:8 Or camp
f Genesis 32:28 Israel probably means he struggles with God.
g Genesis 32:30 Peniel means face of God.
h Genesis 32:31 Hebrew Penuel, a variant of Peniel

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God Bless America.

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Oh LORD,
Our God,
How Excellent Is Your Name Over All The Earth!
How Majestic and Glorious,
How Wonderful,
and How Pure and Holy!
How Righteous and Just is Your Holy Word,
and How Exciting it is to Taste of it,
So Perfect,
and Sweet,
So Fair and True!
From The Exquisite Sweetness
and Orderliness of the Honeycomb
or the DNA Molecule,
to the Breathless Expanse
of The Canvas of Your Heavens,
Your Creation Sings of Your Glory
in a Never Ending Chorus of Praise!

Let all that has been Concealed
Be Revealed.

Father, We Pray For The Peace Of Jerusalem,
According To Your Will and Promise.
We Pray That You Will Forgive The Sins
of Our Own Nation,
and Lead us all to Godly Repentance.
Create in Us Clean Hearts, Oh LORD,
and Renew a Right Spirit Within Us.

This we Pray Together,
As We Await Your Messiah,
Blessed Be He,
To Set Up His Kingdom,
And Make All Things Right.

God Bless America.

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Genesis 32

Jacob Wrestles With God

22 That night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two female servants and his eleven sons and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. 23 After he had sent them across the stream, he sent over all his possessions. 24 So Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him till daybreak. 25 When the man saw that he could not overpower him, he touched the socket of Jacob’s hip so that his hip was wrenched as he wrestled with the man. 26 Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.”

But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”

27 The man asked him, “What is your name?”

“Jacob,” he answered.

28 Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel,[f] because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome.”

29 Jacob said, “Please tell me your name.”

But he replied, “Why do you ask my name?” Then he blessed him there.

30 So Jacob called the place Peniel,[g] saying, “It is because I saw God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”

31 The sun rose above him as he passed Peniel,[h] and he was limping because of his hip. 32 Therefore to this day the Israelites do not eat the tendon attached to the socket of the hip, because the socket of Jacob’s hip was touched near the tendon.

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After nearly 11 hours on the road on a Harley Davidson Sportster, I was really shook up. You see, back in those days, the Sportster did not have a rubber-mounted engine...it was bolted directly onto the frame. And so, it rattled your bones mercilessly. At a lower speed, or when there wasn't any wind, the vibration was mellow and soothing, but as soon as the wind picked up, it wasn't nice at all. And so, I resolved to trade the Sporty in at the nearest Harley Davidson Dealership (which was in Hampton Roads, VA) and ride home on a newer, heavier bike with a rubber-mounted motor. (Ah, the wonders of credit-card living!)

To get to the Dealership, we had to traverse the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. This marvel of engineering is 22 miles long and alternates from bridge to tunnel and tunnel to bridge for the entire span. Since I am not afraid of an adventure, we opted to go that way instead of snaking around for miles to avoid it. So we paid the toll and proceeded across.

The "Tunnel" parts were easy., but each time we emerged from the tunnels onto a bridge portion, the wind battered and buffeted me on the Sportster as if I were in a North Atlantic storm. There was no turning back, and I just had to hold on, wrestling with the wind to keep the bike on the road. Then, a plunge into the cool dark tunnel for a mile or so, and then, back out into the wind for another wrestling match with the elements.

When we finally got to Hampton Roads, I traded in the Sporty for Blue, my current bike, a 1993 FXR Superglide. It has a bigger, rubber-mounted engine, sits low to the ground, and is much heavier. Even so, it is easier to handle than the Sporty. I have been riding it ever since, and have had to wrestle a few times, but nothing like what I went through on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel.

The Sportster had a distinctive paint job that I did myself. I got a report that it was still tooting around Virginia with its new owner. I sure hope they avoid that Bridge!

In the Steppenwolf song "Born to Be Wild", the lyricist sings of "Wrestling with the Wind". I know what it feels like. The Wind can't be seen, but you can still wrestle with it. There is no way to defeat the wind, because it goes wherever it wants to and is beyond human strength. It is like Jacob wrestling with God. There would be no way he could win, but God allowed him to wrestle until daybreak, and then...ZOT! God merely touched Jacob's inner thigh and defeated him instantly. With this, Jacob became a New Creature with a New Name. He was no longer "Jacob", the grabber and schemer, but now, humbled, he became "Israel", "He Who Wrestles With God."

Come and Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

"He was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification." (Romans 4:25)

God Bless America.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

[TianaHighrider]

Thank you and prayers up.

[DarthVader]

Amen !!! <><

Psalm 13

To the leader. A Psalm of David.

1 How long, O Lord? Will you forget me for ever?
How long will you hide your face from me?
2 How long must I bear pain* in my soul,
and have sorrow in my heart all day long?
How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?

3 Consider and answer me, O Lord my God!
Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep the sleep of death,
4 and my enemy will say, ‘I have prevailed’;
my foes will rejoice because I am shaken.

5 But I trusted in your steadfast love;
my heart shall rejoice in your salvation.
6 I will sing to the Lord,
because he has dealt bountifully with me.

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Thank You, TianaHighrider, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

"He was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification." (Romans 4:25)

God Bless America.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

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Thank You, DarthVader, For Your Prayers and Wonderful Psalm For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

"He was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification." (Romans 4:25)

God Bless America.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

[etabeta]

Joining in prayer. God bless.

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Thank You, Etabeta, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

"He was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification." (Romans 4:25)

God Bless America.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

[redryder_90]

Amen

[NEWwoman]

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New Creature with a New Name.

Joining in prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem and for our beloved America.

[Hiskid]

Amen

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Thank You, redryder_90, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

"He was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification." (Romans 4:25)

God Bless America.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

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Thank You, NEWwoman, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

"He was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification." (Romans 4:25)

God Bless America.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

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Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem

Thank You, Hiskid, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

"He was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification." (Romans 4:25)

God Bless America.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

[Jeanbl]

. . . find myself singing Bob Seger - Against the Wind :) Joining together in prayer.

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I really LIKE that song. :-)

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Thank You, Jeanbl, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

"He was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification." (Romans 4:25)

God Bless America.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS