Jacob Wrestles with the Angel (Discussion Questions)
Categories: Isaac and Rebekah, Jacob and Esau, Jacob
Read Genesis 32:21-32
- If someone had threatened your life, how would
you feel about seeing that person?
- Do you think Jacob was worried about seeing
Esau again?
- What happened after Jacob sent his family
over the brook? (Gen. 32:21-32)
- Who is Jacob wrestling with?
- What physically happens to Jacob? [thigh out
of joint]
- How much of this wrestling is a fight with
his fears?
- Does he prevail against the angel?
- What does the wrestler give Jacob?
- What is the significance of the name change?
[change in nature]
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