This physical struggle is odd. Whether or not the stranger who fought Jacob is God Himself or an angel is disputed. God did appear to Abraham in human form in Chapter 18, so why not here? I am certain, though, that the struggle is in God's perfect time and in God's perfect place.
The only way Jacob can be victorious over God is within human boundries. Once God presents His God-ness, with a slight touch to Jacob's hip, Jacob falters.
I think that, for those of us who believe in God, our biggest struggle is in imagining His greatness. We try to pull Him down to a deity we can comprehend, with human limits. When God asserts His power, it astonishes us every time!
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