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 | Jul 16, 2026 | Covenant, David, Esau, faithline, mantle
Saul, the first king of Israel, had a complex relationship with the Amalekites and Edomites. His own name is that of an Edomite king, his family have names that recall the gods of Edom and his chief-of-staff, his master herdsman, was Doeg from Edom. This suggests an...
by Anne Hamilton | Dec 19, 2024 | David, Prayer, repentance
Heavenly Father The desire for a king to protect us and tell us what to do in a crisis—a king like the nations, a leader like the business world—is so deeply ingrained in us. Even when we see it, we don’t really want it any other way until the ‘king’ becomes...
by Anne Hamilton | Dec 12, 2024 | Covenant, David, faithline, mantle
When I was first examining the poetic structure of John’s gospel and realised it is designed to reveal the passing on of different mantles to the followers of Jesus, I was startled. With each subsequent revelation, I felt I should be less surprised—but instead I was...
