And when Jacob saw them he said, “This is God's camp!” So he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
#genesis 32:2 #vayetsei

Mahanaim means "two camps". Consider these sets of opposing camps in this week's #torah reading (#vayetzei, Genesis 28:10-32:2) and Israel's history:
Jacob vs Laban
Rachel vs Leah
Man vs Angel
Jacob vs Esau
Israel vs Judah.

Some oppositions are within God's kingdom and part of his plan of redemption for both sides. Others are external and part of his plan to refine his people through conflict.