"Jacob received his name because the word signified "supplanter," that is, one who catches another by the heels, or by the soles of the feet, and trips him up, and Jacob took his brother by the heel in birth.
The name fitted him exactly, for he well understood how to take advantage of his fellow men, and that he did;
---but when he gained a complete victory over his evil disposition, God gave him the name "Israel," which signifies a warrior, a prince.
So the name of God indicates just what He is-His character.
"The name of the Lord is a strong tower" (Proverbs 18:10),
because the Lord Himself is a "fortress" and a "high tower." (Psalm 18:2) With God words are things, ....The name of God is not a mere empty sound, but is God's own personality."
E.J.Waggoner
The name fitted him exactly, for he well understood how to take advantage of his fellow men, and that he did;
---but when he gained a complete victory over his evil disposition, God gave him the name "Israel," which signifies a warrior, a prince.
So the name of God indicates just what He is-His character.
"The name of the Lord is a strong tower" (Proverbs 18:10),
E.J.Waggoner