Gênesis 32:24-30 NVT

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 32:24-32

Peniel, or the mysterious contest. I. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE STRUGGLE . 1. The scene. The north bank of Jabbok ( vide Exposition). 2. The time. Night; the most suitable season for soul exercises, such as self-examination ( Psalms 4:4 ), meditation ( Psalms 63:6 ), devotion ( Luke 6:12 ). 3. The circumstances . Jacob was alone. In solitude the human soul discovers most of itself, and enjoys most frequent interviews with God ( Psalms 77:6 ; Daniel 10:8 ; ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 32:24-32

Peniel. The face of God. The patriarchal revelation at its best. The main point, the personal wrestling of the believer with the angel of deliverance. Through that scene Jacob passed as by a baptism (ford Jabbok) into the full enjoyment of confidence in Jehovah, into the theanthropic faith. A man wrestled with him. The faith of Jacob was now to be a faith resting not upon tradition alone, nor upon promises and commandments alone, nor upon past experience alone, but upon a living,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 32:25

And when he (the unknown wrestler) saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched— not struck (Knobel)— the hollow of his thigh (literally, the socket of the hip); and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him— literally, in his wrestling with him . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 32:26

And he (the man) said, Let me go (literally, send me away; meaning that he yielded the victory to Jacob, adding as a reason for his desire to depart), for the day breaketh —literally, for the morning or the dawn ascendeth; and therefore it is time for thee to proceed to other duties (Wilet, Clarke, Murphy), e.g. to meet Esau and appease his anger ('Speaker's Commentary'). Perhaps also the angel was unwilling that the vision which was meant for Jacob only should be seen by others... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 32:27

And he said unto him, What is thy name? (not as if requiring to be informed, but as directing attention to it in view of the change about to be made upon it) And he said, Jacob — i . e . Heel-catcher, or Supplanter ( vide Genesis 25:26 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 32:28

And he said, Thy name shall be called no more ( i . e . exclusively, since both he and his descendants are in Scripture sometimes after this styled) Jacob, but Israel :— יִשְׂרַאֵל , from שָׂרָה , to be chief, to fight, though, after the example of Ishmael, God hears, it might be rendered "God governs" (Kalisch), yet seems in this place to signify either Prince of El (Calvin, Ainsworth, Dathe, Murphy, Wordsworth, and others), or wrestler with God (Furst, Keil, Kurtz, Lange, et... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 32:28

A new name. "Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel." Twenty years before Jacob learned at Bethel to know God as a living and present Protector. This a great step in spiritual life; belief of God in heaven, becoming consciousness of God "in this place," guiding all events. It is the first step towards walking with God. But his training not yet complete. Truth is usually grasped by degrees. Unbelief, cast out, returns in new forms and under new pretences. A common mistake at... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 32:29

And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name . A request indicating great boldness on the part of Jacob—the boldness of faith ( Hebrews 4:16 ; Hebrews 10:19 ); and importing a desire on Jacob's part to be acquainted, not merely with the designation, but with the mysterious character of the Divine personage with whom he had been contending. And he (the mysterious stranger) said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? Cf. 13:18 , where the angel gives... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 32:30

And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel ( i . e . "the face of God." Its situation must have been close to the Jabbok. The reason given for its designation follows): for I have seen God (Elohim) face to face, and my life is preserved (cf. Genesis 16:13 ; Exodus 14:11 ; Exodus 33:20 ; 6:22 ; 13:22 ; Isaiah 6:5 ). read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 32:1-32

- Jacob Wrestles in Prayer3. מחנים machănāyı̂m, Machanaim, “two camps.”22. יבק yaboq, Jabboq; related: בקק bāqaq “gush or gurgle out” or אבק 'ābaq in niphal, “wrestle.” Now Wady Zurka.29. ישׂראל yı̂śrā'ēl, Jisrael, “prince of God.”31. פניאל penı̂y'ēl = פנוּאל penû'ēl, Peniel, Penuel, “face of God.”After twenty years spent in Aram, Jacob now returns to Kenann. As his departure was marked by a great moment in his spiritual life, so he is now approaching to a crisis in his life of no... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 32:24-32

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 32:24-32

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 32:25

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 32:26

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 32:27

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 32:28

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 32:28

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 32:29

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 32:30

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 32:1-32

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