ESV Reformation Study Bible – Gen 32:25
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Gen 32:25

32:25 he did not prevail. Though Jacob was apparently a man of considerable strength (29:2, 10), the Angel of the Lord accommodated His strength to Jacob’s.

touched. God dislocated Jacob’s hip, the wrestler’s pivot of strength (v. 31). Having previously depended upon his wits and strength, Jacob’s natural powers were now crippled. Every step he would take in the future would remind him of his dependence upon divine grace.