Sheltered vs. Strong: Jacob’s Journey to Israel | Land of Israel Fellowship

being sheltered, being pure, being wholehearted, it you're just not able to be a complete person. As long as Jacob was sheltered, he could not become Israel. He may have been righteous, he may have been good-hearted, he may have been the sweetest person in the world, but he wasn't complete. And although every parent in the world wants to shelter their kids, shield them from the outside world, they just want parents want to protect their kids from all harm. But what the Torah here is teaching is that you're sheltered your whole life. There's nothing about it. You cannot become all that you can be until you experience the darkness in your life. You can't be whole. And in modern Hebrew, the word tamim literally means naive. And so maybe there's really something to that modern Hebrew word that when you are just totally enveloped in goodness, you're a little bit naive to the outside world. And the angel makes it clear, Jacob is transformed into Israel because you have struggled with man and struggled with God and prevailed. God sent not only a man named Lavan but Asav and Asav's angel to create real adversity for Jacob. He He was like through living through the struggles, he became Israel. Hey, that was a highlight from this week's Land of Israel Fellowship. If you like that highlight, you'll love the Land of Israel Fellowship. Check it out in the link below. [music]