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In fact, Jacob didn’t even know his opponent was God at first. God appeared as a mysterious stranger until Jacob finally saw Him face to face at the break of dawn. This symbolism is even more interesting because it implies we cannot know God until we’ve wrestled with life and been broken by it, only to realize all our trials and tribulations were mysteriously orchestrated by Providence to humble us into truly spiritual people. In other words, God is the Rock at rock bottom.
Jacob wrestled with a God all night and refused to let Him go until he got a blessing. Eventually, Jacob got his blessing, but broke a hip in the process. I love the symbolism of this story because it implies if we struggle with unanswered prayers long enough, we will get a response. But it might require a painful dark night of the soul.
