struggle any longer. All he could do was throw his arms around his opponent and hold on to him. What Moses records for us here contains things that even Luther called obscure. Yet there are truths evident that can be applied to the lives of God’s people yet today. An obvious truth is that the Lord wrestled with Jacob to help him overcome his sinful self-reliance. At the Jabbok, Jacob was confronted with many questions. Would God keep his promises to give Jacob the land of Canaan and bless him with