Tag: Jacob and Israel
Jacob to Jeshurun Name Change: Liar to Blessed One Isaiah 44
Isaiah 44: He was born Jacob but the Lord saw him as Jeshurun. Jacob To Jeshurun is a little-known name change found in the scriptures. In Isaiah forty-four, verse two, we see that Isaiah uses the name Jeshurun rather than Jacob. The prophet used this rarely-seen name for the biblical patriarch Jacob. If you’re like…
Jacob to Jeshurun: Israel’s struggles a model for Christians
From Jacob to Jeshurun, the Jews model our path to Righteousness. Jacob to Jeshurun, a beautiful picture of the Gospel story is hidden within a little-known name change. In this post, I will bring attention to the name change of Jacob to Jeshurun. Whenever a key figure in the biblical narrative had his name changed,…
