the one who also had leaned

Prepping for Sunday, and Heb11:21 has an image appropos current situation. Without working laptop, sitting here on zero minutes of rest and actually putting pen to paper like some neanderthal being entertained by the radio by candlelight. And this image of elderly Jacob, elderly Israel propped aright only by the strength of carved wood.

End of his life much like most of his days, really. That popped-out hip the cause of plenty of cane-leaning in his day. And the cause of the clear faith exposed in Hebrews -- the faith of an old man knowing all the days of his life, and all those days for his family which he won't see, all of it held up, propped aright by the hand of God.

You think leaning on yourself is leaning on something. Look in a mirror, and see that sprawled body? Leaning on nothing. Not a great place to be.