“All in the Family” Summer Sermon Series — Peniel Place: Jacob’s Blessing
Genesis 32:22-31 — Wrestling towards reconciliation. Alone in the dark, Jacob faces a mysterious opponent who grapples with him until dawn. Neither yields—until the stranger dislocates Jacob's hip, yet still can't break his grip. Jacob refuses to let go without a blessing, and gets one: a new name, Israel, marking him as someone who has contended with both God and people and survived. Limping into sunrise, Jacob names the spot Peniel, awed that he saw the divine face-to-face and lived to tell it.







