KETURAH As Sarah stands for "the mother of us all," that is, of those who, by grace, are one with the true Son of promise, of whom Isaac was the type (John 3:6); (Galatians 4:26); (Galatians 4:28); (Galatians 4:29); (Hebrews 2:11) and joint heirs of His wealth; (Hebrews 1:2); (Romans 8:16); (Ro [ Continue Reading ]
ESAU Esau stands for the mere man of the earth. (Hebrews 12:16); (Hebrews 12:17). In many respects a nobler man, naturally, than Jacob, he was destitute of faith, and despised the birthright because it was a spiritual thing, of value only as there was faith to apprehend it.... [ Continue Reading ]
BIRTHRIGHT The "birthright" had three elements: (1) Until the establishment of the Aaronic priesthood the head of the family exercised priestly rights. (2) The Abrahamic family held the Edenic promise of the Satan-Bruiser (Genesis 3:15). -- Abel, Seth, Shem, Abraham, Isaac, Esau. (3) Esau, as th... [ Continue Reading ]