Genesis 32
Treated in 30 passages across the library.
The verses these writers stop at
- 32:26 "Let me go," said the man, "for the dawn is coming up." Jacob said, "I will not let you go unless you bless me." 11
- 32:28 He said, "You will be called Jacob no longer. Your name is Israel, for you have contended with God and with people and have come through victorious." 8
- 32:30 Jacob named the place Peniel. "I have seen God face to face," he said, "and my life has been rescued." 7
- 32:24 Jacob stayed behind by himself. And a man wrestled with him there until dawn began to break. 5
- 32:29 Then Jacob asked him, "Tell me, please, what your name is." He replied, "Why is it that you ask for my name?" And there he blessed Jacob. 5
- 32:25 The man, seeing that he could not get the upper hand over Jacob, struck him at the hip socket, and Jacob's hip was wrenched out of joint while they wrestled. 4
- 32:27 The man asked him, "What is your name?" He said, "Jacob." 4
- 32:1 As Jacob continued on his journey, angels of God met him. 2
- 32:10 I am far too small for all the steadfast love and faithfulness you have shown your servant. I had only a staff in my hand when I crossed this Jordan, and now I have become two camps. 2
- 32:12 Yet you yourself said, 'I will surely make things go well for you, and I will make your descendants like the sand of the sea, beyond counting for their number.'" 2
- 32:31 The sun was rising on him as he went past Penuel, and he went limping on his injured hip. 2
- 32:7 Jacob was badly frightened and anxious. He divided his people into two camps, along with the flocks, the herds and the camels. 1
- 32:11 Rescue me from my brother, from Esau's hand. I fear that he will come and strike us all down, mothers and children together. 1
- 32:13 After spending the night there, he chose from his possessions a present for his brother Esau: 1
- 32:32 This is the reason the people of Israel still do not eat the sinew on the hip socket: Jacob's hip socket was struck at that sinew. 1
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Where it is preached
- Prayer – The Pulse of Life ·
Prevailing in Prayer cites Genesis 32:28
…Jacob, but Israel, for you have striven with God and with men, and have prevailed.” Genesis 32:28. Unlike our usual prayers, prevailing prayer arises from a deep burden on one's heart.…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 3, Chapter 20 — Of Prayer cites Gen. 32:13
…plainly declare, that since God thus prescribes they are not to pray timorously (Gen. 32:13). In this they imitated the example of the patriarchs, particularly Jacob, who, after…
- Practical Religion ·
Prayer cites Gen. xxxii. 26
…is one. He said to the angel at Penuel, "I will not let thee go, except thou bless me." (Gen. xxxii. 26.) Daniel is another. Hear how he pleaded with God: "O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O…
- All Things for Good ·
The best things work for good to the godly cites Gen. xxxii. 7
…sucks nourishment from them, as the child from the breast. “Jacob feared exceedingly” (Gen. xxxii. 7). His spirits were ready to faint; now he goes to the promise, “Lord, thou hast said thou…
- All Things for Good ·
The worst things work for good to the godly cites Gen. xxxii. 30
…him. “Jacob called the name of the place Peniel, for I have seen God face to face” (Gen. xxxii. 30). Who would not be willing to have a bone out of joint, so that he might have a sight of…
- Portraits of Courage – Praying Hyde ·
“Give Me Souls, or I Die” cites Genesis 32:26
…at the ford of the Jabbok, saying, “I will not let thee go, except thou bless me” (Genesis 32:26, ASV). Yet in Hyde’s determination, he said, “there was such deep humility, such loving…
- Thoughts for the Quiet Hour ·
November cites Gen. xxxii. 32
…November 28 He touched the hollow of Jacob's thigh in the sinew that shrank. Gen. xxxii. 32. Whatever it is that enables a soul, whom God designs to bless, to stand out against Him…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 1, Chapter 13 — The Unity of the Divine Essence in Three Persons Taught, in Scripture, from the Foundation of the World cites Gen. 32:29
…confirm what had been said by Moses, “Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name?” (Gen. 32:29, 30). And the confession of the holy Patriarch sufficiently declares that he was not a…
- The Key Teachings of Charles G. Finney ·
Prevailing Prayer cites GENESIS 32:26
…me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. GENESIS 32:26 Finney was honest that such prayer often affected the body. He had known people pray…
- The Key Teachings of E. M. Bounds ·
Pray and Never Faint cites GENESIS 32:26
…me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. GENESIS 32:26 He also warned against giving up too soon. “Too often we get faint-hearted and quit…
- Thoughts for the Quiet Hour ·
February cites Gen. xxxii. 1
…wear.—William Arnot. February 26 Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him. Gen. xxxii. 1. It is in the path where God has bade us walk that we shall find the angels around us. We…
- The Bruised Reed ·
Christ's government is victorious cites Gen. xxxii. 24
…again. Jacob after he had a blow upon which he halted, yet would not give over wrestling, Gen. xxxii. 24, till he had gotten the blessing ; so let us never give over, but in our thoughts knit…
- Jesus Himself ·
Their eyes were opened, and they knew Him. cites Genesis 32:26
…It always reminds me of the story of Jacob, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.” Genesis 32:26. That is the spirit that prepares us for the revelation of Jesus. Oh! My dear friend, has…
- Talks to the Farmer ·
Spiritual Gleaning cites Genesis 32:30–31
…yet my life has been delivered.’ … And Jacob called the name of the place Mahanaim.” — Genesis 32:30–31 ESV) Abraham defeated the kings and returned from battle, and then Melchizedek met him…
- Our Daily Walk ·
March cites Gen 32:28
…but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.”— Gen 32:28. THIS STORY of the angel wrestling with Jacob is an instance of God's earnest desire to…
- Evening by Evening ·
April cites Genesis 32:12
…wherewith Christ makes men free. April 18 “And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good.” (Genesis 32:12) When Jacob was on the other side of the brook Jabbok, and Esau was coming with armed…
- Our Daily Walk ·
April cites Gen 32:1
…Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.”— Gen 32:1, Gen 32:24. SUCH IS our mortal life! We meet angels before we encounter our Esaus! Their…
- The Cheque Book of the Bank of Faith ·
The Month of May cites Gen. 32:12
…also. May 28 REMIND GOD OF HIS PROMISE "And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good" Gen. 32:12 This is the sure way of prevailing with the Lord in prayer. We may humbly remind Him of…
- Our Daily Walk ·
December cites Gen 32:28
…us. AMEN December 18 A NEW NAME! “Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel.”— Gen 32:28. “He that overcometh, I will write upon him Mine own New Name.”— Rev 3:12. THROUGH THE…
- The Big Story ·
The Wrestler cites Genesis 32:10
…play: “I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness You have shown Your servant” (Genesis 32:10). “Please deliver me from the hand of my brother Esau, for I am afraid” (Genesis 32:11).…
- Tell Me the Story – Book 1: In the Beginning ·
Jacob Wrestles cites Genesis 32:26
“But Jacob replied, ‘I will not let you go unless you bless me.’” — Genesis 32:26 Jacob lived with his uncle Laban for twenty years. He married two sisters, Leah and…
- The Saint and His Saviour ·
Jesus Hiding Himself cites Gen. xxxii. 26
…xx. 3. b Lockyer on Christ's Communion. c Brine. d John xiv. 21. e Job, xii. 5. f Hart. g Gen. xxxii. 26. h Lockyer. i Isa. iii. 24. j 1 Sam. xxviii. 15.
- The Ten Commandments ·
4.6 Prayer cites Gen 32: 11
…arguments Jacob used in prayer. ‘Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother.’ Gen 32: 11. The arguments he used are from God’s command ‘Thou saidst to me, Return to thy country;’…
- A Body of Divinity ·
Christ's Priestly Office cites Gen 32:28
…bound God’s hand, ‘Let me alone,’ Exod 32:10; and Jacob, as a prince, prevailed with God, Gen 32:28; and Elijah by prayer opened and shut heaven, James 5:17; then what is Christ’s prayer!…
- A Body of Divinity ·
A Believer's Privilege at Death cites Gen 32:30
…met with God. He named ‘the name of the place Peniel; for I have seen God face to face:’ Gen 32:30; and yet he had his troubles. There are many things to imbitter life and cause trouble…
- Old Paths ·
Forgiveness cites Gen. xxxii. 10
…the least of all the mercies, and all the truth which Thou hast showed unto Thy servant” (Gen. xxxii. 10); and of Hezekiah:—“I shall go softly all my years” (Isaiah xxxviii. 15); and of the…
- Till He Come ·
Fragrant Spices from the Mountains of Myrrh cites Gen. xxxii. 24-30
…in the similitude of a man; on the plains of Mamre (Gen. xviii.), by the brook of Jabbok (Gen. xxxii. 24-30), beneath the walls of Jericho (Josh. v. 13), and in the fiery furnace of Babylon (Dan.…
- Morning by Morning ·
December cites Gen. 32:24-30
…in the similitude of a man; on the plains of Mamre (Gen. 18), by the brook of Jabbok (Gen. 32:24-30), beneath the walls of Jericho (Jos. 5:13), and in the fiery furnace of Babylon (Dan.…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
The Breaking of the Outer Man cites Genesis 32:24-31
…of Jacob's thigh, dislocating the source of physical strength. Jacob leaves limping (Genesis 32:24-31). The image captivated Nee. The strong man becomes weak at the point of natural power…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Genesis 32:24-31
…teachable, surrendered person. Scriptures to revisit 2 Corinthians 4:7-12; John 12:24-25; Genesis 32:24-31; 2 Corinthians 12:7-10; Galatians 6:1. Reflection 1. What do you defend most…