“Prevailing Power” Gen 32 Power with God and Man I. Riddance of Earthly Ties- v 22-24 A. Relatives- v 22a 1) Abraham 2) Moses B. Riches- v 23b C. Rational- v 24a 1) The Prodigal’s Philosophy- a) The Sinatra Snob b) The Spoiled Brat 2) Thoughts to Ponder- a) The Sinatra Snob b) The Spoiled Brat c) The Philosophical Fad Follower II. Resolve of the Wrestling Match- v 24-28 A. Struggle- v 24b B. Suffering- v 25 C. Source of Satisfaction- v 26-28 1) God’s Word- John 15:3 2) God’s Work- John 4:34 III. Reward- v 28-29 A. A Good Name- v 28 “Israel” A Prince of God Over Man 1) Christian 2) Friend of God B. A Promise to Claim- v 28 “hast” C. A Mystery to Explain- v 29

1. Prevailing Power Gen 32
Power with God and Man
Hos 12:3-4
3) He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had
power with God:
4) Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made
supplication unto him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spake with us;
Gen 32:22-29
22) And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two
womenservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok.
23) And he took them, and sent them over the brook, and sent over that
he had.
24) And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the
breakingof the day.
25) And when he saw that he prevailednot against him, he touched the
hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he
wrestledwith him.
26) And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let
thee go, except thou bless me.
27) And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.
28) And he said, Thy name shall be calledno more Jacob, but Israel: for as
a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
29) And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he
said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him
there.

2. I. Riddance of Earthly Ties- v 22-24
Gen 32:22-24 22 And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and
his two womenservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford
Jabbok.
23 And he took them, and sent them over the brook, and sent over that he
had.
24 And Jacob was left alone…
A. Relatives- v 22a
1) Abraham
2) Moses
B. Riches- v 23b
Gen 32:23 And he took them, and sent them over the brook, and sent
over that he had.
His riches were from God but only lent to Jacob.
Job 1:21 And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb,
and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD
hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.
Isa 42:24 Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers?
did not the LORD, he against whom we have sinned? for they
would not walk in his ways, neither were they obedient unto his
law.
Luke 5:32 I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to
repentance.

3. C. Rational- v 24a
Gen 32:24 And Jacob was left alone…
No need for the worlds philosophies when you are alone with God.
Gen 28:10-11 10 And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went
toward Haran.
11 And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarriedthere all night,
because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and
put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.
1) The Prodigal’s Philosophy-
“Get all you can, can all you get and sit on the lid”
“Buy things you don’t want, with money you don’t have, to
impress people you don’t like”
a) The Sinatra Snob
Luke 12:19 19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast
much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat,
drink, and be merry.
b) The Spoiled Brat
Luke 15:13 And not many days after the younger son
gathered all together, and took his journey into a far
country, and there wasted his substance with riotous
living.
2) Thoughts to Ponder-

4. a) The Sinatra Snob
Luke 12:20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night
thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those
things be, which thou hast provided?
b) The Spoiled Brat
Luke 15:16-17 16 And he wouldfain have filled his belly
with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave
unto him. 17 And when he came to himself, he said,
How many hired servants of my father's have bread
enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!
c) The Philosophical Fad Follower
John 6:67-68 67 Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye
also go away?
68 Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall
we go? thou hast the wordsof eternal life.
Isa 1:18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the
LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as
snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
Rom 6:11 Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead
indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christour
Lord.
II. Resolve of the Wrestling Match- v 24-28
Gen 32:24-28 24 And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with
him until the breaking of the day.

5. 25 And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the
hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he
wrestled with him.
26 And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let
thee go, except thou bless me.
27 And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.
28 And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a
prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
A. Struggle- v 24b
Gen 32:24 …and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the
day.
Heb 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that
cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of
them that diligently seek him.
Rom 7:21-23 21 I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is
present with me.
22 For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:
23 But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of
my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in
my members.
Eph 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in ChristJesus unto
good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk
in them.
1Thess 5:19-22 19 Quench not the Spirit.
20 Despise not prophesyings.
21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.

6. 22 Abstain from all appearance of evil.
B. Suffering- v 25
Gen 32:25 And when he saw that he prevailed not againsthim, he touched
the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as
he wrestled with him.
1Pet 1:15-19 15 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in
all manner of conversation;
16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
17 And if ye call on the Father, who withoutrespect of persons judgeth
according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning herein
fear:
18 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible
things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition
from your fathers;
19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and
without spot:
Col 1:21-23 21 And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in
your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled
22 In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and
unblameable and unreproveablein his sight:
23 If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved
away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was
preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made
a minister;
C. Sourceof Satisfaction- v 26-28
Gen 32:26-28 26 And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he
said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.

7. 27 And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.
28 And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a
prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
1) God’sWord- John 15:3
John 15:3 Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken
unto you.
2) God’sWork- John 4:34
John 4:34 Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him
that sent me, and to finish his work.
Gal 6:9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we
shall reap, if we faint not.
2Tim 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that
needeth not to be ashamed, rightlydividing the word of truth.
Rev 22:12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to
give every man accordingas his work shall be.
1Cor 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast,
unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as
ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
III. Reward- v 28-29
Gen 32:28-29 28 And he said, Thy name shall be calledno more Jacob,
but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast
prevailed.

8. 29 And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he
said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him
there.
A. A Good Name- v 28 “Isarel” A Princeof God Over Man
Prov 22:1 A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and
loving favour rather than silver and gold.
Abram, Abraham
Noah, Noe
Oshea, Jehoshus (Joshua- Num 13:16) Jesus (Act 7:45; Heb 4:8)
1) Christian
2) Friend of God
Jas 2:23 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham
believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness:
and he was called the Friend of God.
John 15:13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down
his life for his friends.
B. A Promise to Claim- v 28 “hast”
Gen 32:28 And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel:
for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
Rom 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in
Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
John 14:2-3 2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I
would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and
prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that
where I am, there ye may be also.

9. Heb 4:15-16 15 For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched
with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we
are, yet without sin. 16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of
grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
C. A Mystery to Explain- v 29
Gen 32:29 And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name.
And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he
blessed him there.
Name:
Asked
Prov 30:4 Who hath ascendedup into heaven, or descended? who hath
gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment?
who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what
is his son's name, if thou canst tell?
Answered
Prov 30:5 Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put
their trust in him.
Asked
Judg 13:17-18 17 And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, What is
thy name, that when thy sayings come to pass we may do thee honour?
18 And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why askest thou thus after
my name, seeing it is secret?
Answered
Judg 13:19 So Manoah took a kid with a meat offering, and offered it
upon a rock unto the LORD: and the angel did wondrously; and Manoah
and his wife looked on.

10. Asked
Gen 32:29 And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name.
And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he
blessed him there.
Answered
Gen 32:30 And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen
God face to face, and my life is preserved.
Explained
2Cor 4:4-6 4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of
them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who
is the image of God, shouldshine unto them.
5 For we preach not ourselves, but ChristJesus the Lord; and ourselves
your servants for Jesus' sake.
6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined
in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the
face of Jesus Christ.
Trinity
Gen 32:24 And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him
until the breaking of the day.
Hos 12:3-4 3 He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his
strength he had power with God:
4 Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made
supplication unto him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spake with us;

11. “Prevailing Power” Gen 32
Power with God and Man
I. Riddance of EarthlyTies- v 22-24
A. Relatives- v 22a
1) Abraham
2) Moses
B. Riches- v 23b
C. Rational- v 24a
1) The Prodigal’s Philosophy-
a) The Sinatra Snob
b) The Spoiled Brat
2) Thoughts to Ponder-
a) The Sinatra Snob
b) The Spoiled Brat
c) The Philosophical Fad Follower
II. Resolve of the WrestlingMatch- v 24-28
A. Struggle- v 24b
B. Suffering- v 25
C. Source of Satisfaction- v 26-28
1) God’s Word- John 15:3
2) God’s Work- John 4:34
III. Reward- v 28-29
A. A Good Name- v 28 “Isarel” A Prince of God Over Man
1) Christian
2) Friend of God
B. A Promise to Claim- v 28 “hast”

12. C. A Mystery to Explain- v 29