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Empty of Self and Full of Him
Genesis 32:22-32
The truth. God had made promises to Jacob for his life
Genesis 25:23
The older will serve the younger
He was going to be a nation
God always has made great promises to all of his children
Abundant live John 10:10
Always causes us to triumph II Corinthians 2:14
His promises are yes and amen II Corinthians 1:20
He will meet all of our needs Philippians 4:19
His sins
He stole the birthright of Esau Genesis 25:27-34
He stole the blessing of Esau Genesis 27
He deceived his father Genesis 27
He deceived Laban Genesis 29-31
He was trying to win the great promises of God in his own strength
Vengeance is coming
Laban coming stops him Genesis 31:29
Esau is coming with 400 men Genesis 33:1
In danger from both sides
He is in a place that is called Jabbok which means emptied or poured out
What we are doing in the flesh will never work out and will only bring us problems
The man
Jesus Christ Himself
He could have finished him off whenever he wanted to
He is going to break every one of us to make us useful to Him
He causes Jacob to see himself 32:27
He causes him to say his name, Jacob, which means deceiver, cheater, liar, trickster
He made him see who he was
Before he claimed to be Esau or whatever name might get him the most gain
Victory in Christ
God broke him so that He could show His power in Jacob’s life
He changed his name to Israel meaning God commands or governs
He died to himself and started to live in Christ Galatians 2:20
Changed the name from Jabbok to Peniel or the face of God 32:30
He was marked for the rest of his life as broken by God, he will always remember God and His power