We are all familiar with the story of Jacob, who later became Israel, and of the promises He inherited from his father and grandfather. From his seed, the nation of Israel would be birthed, and every one of his sons would have a role to play in the foundations of the nation. Yet there was a process involved in getting from these promises to their fulfilment. Jacob would taste the abundant life, but he and his family had to pass through a place of great brokenness to get there...