The Genesis Project
Genesis 3 Genesis 32

Wrestling with God

55 words · January 11, 2025

In Genesis 32, we read a story of Jacob wrestling with God, refusing to let go until he receives a blessing. This is not bad. It's a defiant and hopeful tenacity that God honors.

After God pronounces death on Adam, perhaps Adam "wrestles" with God as well, defiantly naming his wife Eve… which means "Life."

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