3. God Reveals His Glory through Us (Isaiah 44:21-23)

There is reason why God used these two names, Jacob and Israel. One of them, “Jacob,” is used to call him as a man, while the other, “Israel,” is used to call him as someone blessed by God. God also calls the believers in the gospel of the water and the Spirit using two names like this. He uses our given names to call us “so-and-so,” but when He calls us as the believers in the gospel of the water and the Spirit given by Christ our God, He calls us the righteous. The name Israel in the Old Testament was given to Jacob as a blessing after he wrestled with God in prayer all night long. It means “one who has struggled with God and prevailed.”

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