"Good morning! We are so glad you are here to praise the Lord with us today. The major question we ought to ask about this passage is what does it tell us about God? We forget the astonishing gift we hold in our hands: God's revelation of Himself. Yes, this passage tells us something about Jacob (he represents also the nation that will come from him). It tells us about how a godly man may get himself in trouble and damage his witness. But most of all, it shows how God is sovereign, and that none
