We see that from here God intends to destroy all flesh upon the Earth. But there is one, Noah, who finds favor with God and is instructed to ‘take with him into the Ark himself, his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives with him.’ Interestingly, when The Lord said that He would not always *strive with man, He shortened the years of man. Then (as an analogous point) when He wanted to end the wrestling match with Jacob, He touched his hip and shortened the sinew of his thigh. And The Lord changed Jacob’s name to Israel - “Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince have you power with God and with men and have prevailed. ” Gen: 32:28 Also of great comparison we see both men erect altars to the Lord after their respective journeys. In both ‘changes’ there is found ONE who prevails with God. God will wrestle with us if need be; A nd He’s got skills!
*Joshua
As he is about to take Jericho, and the Promised Land. Meets The Captain of The Host.
In Joshua 5:13-14
‘And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood A Man over against him with His sword drawn in His Hand: and Joshua went to Him, and said to Him, “Are you for us, or for our adversaries?”
We know this to be The Lord and He responds,
“ No; but as Captain of the host of The Lord am I now come. ” And Joshua fell on his face to the Earth, and did worship … Here we see The Lord God appearing to Joshua as ‘The true Captain of the host of the armies of The Lord’ . Joshua stands as he is also ‘the Commander of the Lords army’ .
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