Genesis 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."
Treated in 9 passages across the library.
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.…
- 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…
- 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 32:28
…but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed” (Genesis 32:28). The whole nation will carry this name. Israel isn’t named after a winner. It’s named…
- 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!…
- 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…