Jacob's Wrestles With... Weekend Torah Teaching
Timeless Wisdom with Dennis Prager
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4.7 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 16 May 2026
⏱️ 88 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of Timeless Wisdom, Dennis Prager delves into the story of Jacob's encounter with a mysterious being at the river Yabok. Jacob, on his way to meet his brother Esau, is met by a man who wrestles with him until dawn. This enigmatic figure, often interpreted as an angel or a divine being, blesses Jacob and gives him a new name, Israel. Dennis explores the significance of this story, discussing the importance of struggle and tension in human life. He also touches on the themes of identity, faith, and the nature of humanity.
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| 0:00.0 | On today's episode of Timeless Wisdom. |
| 0:03.0 | If you speak to secular people, they'll always challenge religious people. |
| 0:07.0 | Hey, how can you be religious? Look at all this evil. |
| 0:09.0 | How can you believe in God? There are kids with cancer. |
| 0:12.0 | And they're right. Those are legitimate questions. |
| 0:15.0 | Which religious people should struggle with. |
| 0:18.0 | But what if you turn it around and say, okay, I have to struggle with kids with |
| 0:21.7 | cancer, but you have to struggle with kids with no cancer? You have to struggle with the fact |
| 0:27.9 | that there are kids, period. That's coming up on timeless wisdom with Dennis Prager. |
| 0:33.4 | We live in a time where the moment you question the narrative you're told to stop thinking |
| 0:37.1 | and start complying. |
| 0:38.5 | That's why what Angel is doing matters. |
| 0:41.0 | With eye-opening documentaries like Thank You, Dr. Fauci, and RFK, Legacy, |
| 0:45.8 | Angel is willing to explore the issues others avoid. |
| 0:48.9 | In a culture shaped by gatekeepers, Angel offers something rare, |
| 0:52.3 | a platform for truth-seeking storytelling that isn't |
| 0:55.3 | constrained by fear or conformity. Go to angel.com slash Prager, join the Angel Guild, and watch |
| 1:01.4 | these films today. Welcome to Timeless Wisdom with Dennis Prager. Hear thousands of hours of Dennis's |
| 1:09.6 | lectures, courses, and classic radio programs, |
| 1:12.2 | and to purchase Dennis Prager's Rational Bibles, go to Dennis Prager.com. |
| 1:20.9 | We are up to Genesis 32. |
| 1:30.3 | Amazing, isn't it whizzing right along that's correct well listen there are 50 chapters in |
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