Charles Spurgeon Commentary Genesis 32:25

"And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob`s thigh was strained, as he wrestled with him." — Genesis 32:25 (ASV)

And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.

For even with a dislocated hip Jacob would not give up wrestling; he meant to hold this wondrous Man until he got a blessing from him.

And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.

So that he fell, or began to fall; but still he gripped the Angel, and would not let him go.

And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh;

Where the column of the leg supports the body, and if that is disjointed, a man has lost all his strength. It was brave of Jacob to wrestle in this way, but there was too much of self about it all. It was his own sufficiency that was wrestling with the God-man, Christ Jesus. Now comes the crisis that will make a change in the whole of Jacob's future life: He touched the hollow of his thigh.

And the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.

What can Jacob do now that the main bone of his leg is put out of joint?

He cannot even stand up any longer in the great wrestling match; what can he do?

And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.

So that he was made painfully to realize his own weakness while he was putting forth all his strength.