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 20, 2026 | David, Esau, faithline, mantle
As we heard last session, Saul achieved two great national reconciliations—that of the people of Israel with the citizens of Jabesh Gilead and that of the townsfolk of Gibeah with a priest of the hill country of Ephraim. But he failed in achieving any reconciliation...
by Anne Hamilton | Jun 4, 2026 | Covenant, Esau, faithline
As we saw in the last session, Esau’s mantle was a legacy from Isaac and it was for reconciliation between brothers. Isaac is presented in Scripture as relatively passive—at least compared to his father Abraham and his son Jacob. Things—apparently—happen to Isaac; he...
by Anne Hamilton | Feb 11, 2026 | Covenant, Esau, faithline, mantle
God doesn’t think like we do. Thank heavens for that. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts. Isaiah 55:9 KJV And even though we know that God doesn’t think like we do, it’s still going to...
by Anne Hamilton | Jan 29, 2026 | cornerstone, Covenant, Thresholds
For well over ten years I’ve been researching how Jesus healed history while He was healing both people and the landscape around them. And for all that time, I said to myself: ‘There has to be a word for this. I can’t be the first person who has noticed that Jesus is...
