#6 Wrestling at Jabbok

April 02, 2023

Paul Worden

It had been over 21 years since Jacob extorted the birthright that belonged to his older brother, Esau. Jacob had also deceived his father, Isaac, into giving him the blessing which, by tradition, should have gone to his brother. Esau was enraged after losing both the birthright and the blessing, and he vowed to kill Jacob. With his mother's help, Jacob fled to Haran, where he worked for Uncle Laban. While there, God blessed Jacob with wives, children, and a large number of livestock, despite his continued deceptive and manipulative behavior.