Jacob Lucha con el Ángel

「And the angel of Jehovah said unto her, I will greatly multiply thy seed, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.」

「And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.」

「And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness.」

「And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.」

「And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Give me to drink, I pray thee, a little water from thy pitcher.」

「And Jehovah God planted a garden eastward, in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.」

A mode of divine revelation in the OT, distinct from ordinary dreams, characterized by clear communication and commissioning, as seen with Jacob, Samuel, and later prophets.

A paired divine attribute central to Hebrew scripture. חֶסֶד (chesed) signifies steadfast covenant love; ֶאֱמֶת (emeth) denotes faithfulness. Jacob invokes this pair to acknowledge God's mercy far exceeding his deserts.

An Old Testament eschatological term referring to the end of the era and the fulfillment of God's redemptive plan, used by Jacob to prophesy future events to his sons.

God's promise to go down to Egypt with Jacob and surely bring him up again, demonstrating God's unfailing presence and His redemptive guidance of history.

חֵן (chen) denotes unmerited favor and grace. Jacob attributes his children to 'the grace God has given your servant,' and compares seeing Esau's face to 'seeing the face of God,' foreshadowing grace running through his line.

Jacob's term for his own life, expressing the identity of God's covenant people as strangers and sojourners in the world, awaiting their eternal home.

Después del castigo de Caín, ¿qué significa que se convirtió en fugitivo y errante sobre la tierra?

God placed a mark on Cain to protect him from vengeance, yet he bore the cost of rupture from the land and from God's presence.

¿Cuál es la significación del nombre 'Yahweh Yireh' para Abraham y para las generaciones posteriores?

By naming the place, what provision and foresight of God did Abraham proclaim?

¿Cómo debemos entender el plural 'hagamos' en Génesis 1:26, y qué revela acerca de la Deidad?

A single “us” sparks centuries of theological reflection.

Después del castigo de Caín, ¿qué significa que se convirtió en fugitivo y errante sobre la tierra?

God placed a mark on Cain to protect him from vengeance, yet he bore the cost of rupture from the land and from God's presence.

En Génesis 1:26, Dios dice «Hagamos al ser humano»: ¿qué sugiere el plural «nosotros» sobre la vida interior de Dios?

One pronoun, three traditions: from a heavenly court in Judaism to the Trinity in Christianity.

¿Qué significaba realmente la advertencia de Dios a Caín antes de que matara a Abel?

Sin crouches at the door waiting—an ancient picture of inner struggle, temptation, and overcoming evil.