60 Genesis - Wrestling with God (Genesis 32:22-32)

I. Genesis 32:22-32 A. The same night (32:24a) B. Cowardly preparation for war (32:22-24a) C. Wrestling with a man (32:24b) Hosea 12:3-4 A. Jacob loses (32:25) B. The blessing (32:26) C. Israel (32:27-28) D. The face of God and the blessing (32:29-30) E. Peniel (32:31-32) II. How should we then live? A. Mythological interpretation. B. Wrestling with God as discipline. C. Wrestling with God in prayer. 1. God responds to our prayers. Matthew 6:9, 11 2. God responds to the faithfulness of our prayers. Luke 18:1-7 3. God responds to the intensity of our prayers. Exodus 2:24 / Psalm 18:6 / Psalm 120:1 / Psalm 138:3 James 5:4 / Romans 15:30 / Colossians 4:12 / James 4:2 ESV 4. God responds to our prayers according to His will. 1 John 5:14 / Matthew 26:39 5.God will not be manipulated by many words. Matthew 6:7 D. Submission to God in defeat. E. Change of identity in the encounter.