Q&A Books/Genesis Truth Boosters/Genesis 32Chapter 32Genesis 328questionsQ1.Why does God send angels to Jacob in Genesis 32:1-2? What’s the significance of their presence, and why would Jacob need this reassurance?Q2.Why was Esau coming to meet Jacob with 400 men? Was he planning revenge for what Jacob had done 20 years earlier? What were Esau’s true intentions in this encounter?Q3.Why does Genesis 32:14-15 mention Jacob giving Esau more female animals than male animals? Doesn’t this seem strange? Why such a disparity?Q4.Who exactly wrestled with Jacob in Genesis 32:24-30? The text says it was a man, but then Jacob claims to have seen God. How could that be possible? Was this just a supernatural being, or was it actually God Himself? If so, why did God wrestle with Jacob, and how could Jacob even endure such an encounter?Q5.Why would Jacob ask for a blessing from someone who had just injured him? If this stranger was strong enough to cripple Jacob, why would Jacob think he could also give him a blessing? What’s the point of asking for a blessing from someone who just hurt you?Q6.Why does the Bible say Jacob’s name was changed to Israel? What’s the significance of that change, and why would God do something like that?Q7.Why did Jacob think he had seen God’s face? Wasn’t he just wrestling with a man? What made him so certain it was God?Q8.What does it mean when the Bible says ‘to this day’ in Genesis 32:32? How can we be sure about the time frame, and why does this detail even matter?
