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 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 | 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 | May 27, 2026 | Esau, faithline, mantle
In the last session, I made the point that Esau’s mantle might equally have been called Isaac’s mantle or Thomas’ mantle. But I call it Esau’s mantle because that’s how Jesus treated it. Obviously He wasn’t prepared to blunt the shock of God showing favour to the...
