Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 32:27-28
Genesis 32:27-28 . What is thy name? And he said, Jacob That is, a supplanter, as the word signifies. He said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob Or, as the words should rather be rendered, shall not only be called Jacob, but Israel, or Israel rather than Jacob, a man prevailing with God, rather than a supplanter. It is evident he was afterward called Jacob, as well as Israel, but the latter name, in his posterity, nearly swallowed up the former, who were generally... read more
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 32:26
Genesis 32:26. Let me go Thus the angel, by an admirable condescension, speaks to Jacob as God did to Moses, Exodus 32:10, Let me alone, and that to show the prevalency of his prayer with God, and also to encourage him to persist in the conflict. For the day breaketh Therefore he would not any longer detain Jacob, who had business to do, a family to look after, a journey to take. I will not let thee go except thou bless me He resolves he will have a blessing, and rather shall all his... read more