by Anne Hamilton | Aug 24, 2026 | Covenant, Esau, faithline, mantle, recapitulation, Thomas
The so-called ‘bad boys’ of Scripture—Esau the ‘hated’, Saul the ‘villain’ and Thomas the ‘doubter’—form a faithline that carries a legacy regarding reconciliation. They are the underrated ones when it comes to working through issues separating brothers and tribes, as...
by Anne Hamilton | Jul 31, 2026 | Covenant, David, Esau, faithline, mantle, recapitulation, Thomas
It’s no coincidence that Thomas appears in the lead-up to the story of Lazarus. Assuming that, as I’ve suggested, Esau’s mantle passed to King Saul on its way down through the ages to Jesus and Thomas, then the iniquity Saul visited on the nation has to be addressed....
by Anne Hamilton | Jul 26, 2026 | Achsah, Aksah, Esau, faithline, mantle, recapitulation
It’s difficult to know what the rules for recapitulation are. Clearly, if Jesus restories a story where an ancient tragedy still affects the nation, then He was dealing with sin that had never been repented of. Iniquity was allowed to repeat itself, century after...
