“As further evidence of the existence of this Eternal Brotherhood, we read in Genesis 32:24-28: “And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. 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. And the man said: Let me go, for the day breaketh. And Jacob said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob. And he said, thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel, for thou hast had power with Elohim and with men, and hast prevailed.”
Here we find that Jacob wrestled with a man, whom he recognized as of the Elohim; that is, he struggled with him before he obtained his new name, Israel, which means prevailing prince; which is to say that he had dominion in the line of his calling, as he demonstrated when his angry brother, who came out to slay him, gave expressions of love to Jacob, instead of anger.
In verses 29 and 30 we read: “And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there. And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel (i. e., the face of God), for I have seen Elohim face to face, and my life is preserved.” This implies that, while Jacob recognized that he was wrestling with a man, he knew that he was a God-man, one having oneness with Yahveh Elohim. What the nature of that wrestling was, whether mental or physical, we are not told, but the fact that he recognized that he was wrestling with one who had power to confer upon him the thing desired, is evidenced in the words, “I will not let thee go except thou bless me.”
We wish again to emphasize the thought that Jacob knew that he was wrestling with a man; and when he received the blessing, he wanted to know the man’s name. How natural it is for the human mind to want to identify everybody with a class or name, which implies merely the plane, office, or sphere that the person occupies in this world, in place of recognizing his or her spiritual calling.
As the angel who wrestled with Jacob and was called Elohim, was of that grand old order of Melchizedek, he had received a new name, which was of the Spirit, and belonged exclusively to his sphere of use in that mystic body; therefore, he refused to give Jacob his name.
We read in Judges 13:6: “Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of Elohim came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance of an angel of Elohim, very terrible: but I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name.”
Now, observe that this messenger of Elohim appeared as a man to the woman, and she called him a man of Elohim – man of God – which was a common expression applied to those who belonged to that holy Order of Melchizedek. Now, when her husband Manoah came: “He said unto the angel of Yahveh, I pray thee, let us detain thee, until we have made ready a kid for thee. And the angel of Yahveh said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread; and if thou wilt offer a burnt offering, thou must offer it unto Yahveh. For Manoah knew not that he was an angel of Yahveh”, (verses 15 and 16); this means he did not know that the angel was in the spirit-form and not in the material body.”
Hiram Butler
The Mark Of God: Understanding Your "I AM Presence" 