God's Role Reversal In Genesis 32

Just as Esau relates to the physical, everything about Jacob has to do with the psychological. Jacob is our inner man. We are reading about ourselves. In Genesis 32, we come to the encampment or restfulness of God, Mahanaim. Bullinger notes that Mahanaim means "two camps." I assume Jacob meant his camp and God's camp together. I believe this was a mental, spiritual state Jacob entered in prayer and meditation -- the inner man and the Spirit of God together.

Jacob named that country P'nuel, "(in response to us,) Eil turns His face towards" (see Alexander). Pretty much, "You have what you have asked for."

Now, catch this: Jacob had grasped the angel by the foot and would not let go. The angel said Jacob's nature was then Israel, Eil prevailing. In verse 31, Jacob could barely walk, because "he was aware of his legs." I associate the angel's foot and Jacob's legs with the "back parts," the Glory(!) of God Moses saw from the cleft in the rock in Exodus 33:18-34:9.

What was Moses' seeing God's back parts? I believe it was his seeing through the eyes of God, from behind them. It is seeing with the mind of God, because one IS God. The angel as much as said in the word 'Israel,' "You are Eil, prevailing in your (Our!)struggle." And Jacob wobbled away absolutely stoked: "I now see you, Esau (my flesh), as the Face of God." That is what our self-created mirror-worlds are. The Face is God's speaking illustratively (this is an imagic world); listen up!