Hosea 12:5

"Indeed, he struggled with the angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication to him. He found him at Bethel, and there he spoke with us—"

Key Reflection

This passage highlights Jacob's intense spiritual struggle and his persistent求知者，这段经文中的“他挣扎与天使，便得胜；他在那里哭泣祈求。他可以在伯特利遇见他，在那里向我们显现。”出自何西阿书12:5-6（和合本），反映了雅各深刻的精神挣扎以及他的坚定祈求。通过这一经历，雅各在上帝面前得到了转变与启示，预示了日后他在伯特利的更深层次的灵性觉醒。这段叙述不仅是个人信仰旅程的缩影，也象征着人与神之间的对话与和解。

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Even the Lord God of Hosts, the Lord is His memorial -The word, here as translated and written Lord, is the special and, so to say, the proper Name of God, that which He gave to Himself, and which declares His Being. God Himself authoritatively explained its meaning. When Moses inquired of Him, what he should say to Israel, when they should ask him, “what is the Name of the God of their fathers,” who, he was to tell them, had sent him to them, “God said ... I Am That I Am ...

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