But Jacob count him to be God in Gen 32:30. Hosea 12:4 sees this person to be an angel. Gen 32:24 agrees that Jacob fought with man. As stating For I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved (Genesis 32:30).Argument. AnalysisAnd He blessed him there (Genesis 32:24 - 29, HBFV throughout).
The most unusual, even stunning, feature of this story has to do with God-that God would engage Jacob physically and then not prevail. 5 And I have oxen, and asses, flocks. 3 And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom. 2 And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God’s host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
The name is interpreted to mean that Jacob has been successful in his struggles with God and human beings. Yet, God retains the power to grant Jacob the blessing he desperately wants.The Latin text of Genesis 32:30 Vidi dominum facie ad faciem et salva facta est anima mea (I have seen the Lord face to face) was set for the third.God breaks the impasse by making the first move: blessing Jacob and giving him the name Israel. As for Jacob, he is not passive or submissive he holds his own with God and, even when struck, retains the power to grant God's request for a release (though daylight would mean death upon seeing God).
God binds himself to go with Jacob into future struggles (see 33:10).Overall, this story may be viewed as a God-initiated exercise in human becoming-shaping and sharpening the faithfulness of human beings for the challenges to be faced in their journeys.
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