Wrestling’s End

God promises to bless the entire world through the line of Abraham (Genesis 12). But, as the story unfolds, the line of Abraham is dysfunction junction. From Abraham comes Isaac and Jacob. Then Jacob has twelve sons with four different women. Nevertheless, God works through the dysfunction of Abraham’s family tree. Judah is one of the sons born of Leah (Jacob’s unloved and ignored wife). Through Judah, God fulfills his promise of blessing the whole world. The royal line comes through Judah, eventually leading to the birth of Jesus, the Messiah.