Jacob wrestling with the angel | Anita Mathias: Dreaming Beneath the Spires https://anitamathias.com Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art Thu, 15 Jan 2015 19:32:41 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://anitamathias.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/cropped-Anita_lgr_hi_res_square_512-32x32.jpg Jacob wrestling with the angel | Anita Mathias: Dreaming Beneath the Spires https://anitamathias.com 32 32 In which Manipulation Backfires (in the long run). Not so seeking God’s Blessing! https://anitamathias.com/2013/08/27/in-which-manipulation-does-not-work-in-the-long-run-but-gods-blessing-does/ https://anitamathias.com/2013/08/27/in-which-manipulation-does-not-work-in-the-long-run-but-gods-blessing-does/#comments Tue, 27 Aug 2013 12:40:49 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/?p=46991   I am reading the story of Jacob in Genesis. God tells Rebecca who was pregnant with twins, “The older will serve the younger.” When we meet the twins in Genesis 26, Esau, “a skilful hunter,” comes in famished, and wants Jacob’s red stew. Jacob, “a quiet man, staying among the tents,” driving an exploitative […]

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