What change will take place in Jacob's conversion?
In Jacob's conversion, he will be changed from a deceiver and a supplanter to a prince with God. Jacob means deceiver, while Israel means a prince with God, illustrating the transformation God will bring about. This change pictures what should happen in every believer's life.
Les explains that the Hebrew names in this account were definite: Jacob meant the deceiver, the supplanter, while Israel meant literally a prince with God. He teaches that in Jacob's conversion, which occurs somewhere down the road, the man will be changed from a deceiver and a supplanter to a prince with God. Les then applies this by asking whether that is exactly what should happen to every one of us.