No big surprises today; Jacob is still scared of his big brother. He is a bit of a punk to put his least favorite wife and kids in the front just in case Esau gets violent. I mean, come on, who does that?

The most significant thing in this reading is that Jacob wrestles with "a man" and gets renamed "Israel." I wish this part of the story gave us more details. It is such a mysterious event, and I am not smart enough to provide you with much information about it. I wish I could, and maybe in time, I can revisit this video and post, but it won't be today. A friend told me about twenty-five years ago, "Don't try to swim in knee-deep water; don't go beyond your ability." So, with that in mind, I'll shut up about Jacob wrestling this angel (or God) and say, "I'm not deep enough to talk about that yet."...