The Director's Bible - 022
From Sensus Plenior
Tradition and custom gives the inheritance to the first born son. There are a significantly higher proportion of second sons who get the inheritance in the scripture than would be expected. In the list of first and second sons, sometimes the position is discerned by riddle rather than by literal methods.
The first son represents the first man (Adam) and the fleshly nature. The second son represents the second man (Christ) and the heavenly nature.
Motif: First and second sons
| First son | Second son | 1st ref | 2nd ref | Comment ! |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Son of God | Adam | Son of God existed 'in the beginning' Joh 1:1 | Adam was created Gen 2:7 | Adam given dominion Ge 1:26 |
| Adam | Jesus | 1Co 15:47 | 1Co 15:47 | The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven. |
| Cain | Abel | Seth took Abel's place in the narrative. Ge 4:25 | ||
| Haran | Abram | Haran was the first born son | Lot took Heran's place in the narrative | |
| Abram | Abraham | Abraham received the promised son and increase | ||
| Ishamael | Isaac | Isaac received the blessing | ||
| Esau | Jacob | Jacob received the blessing | ||
| Jacob | Israel | Jacob is the father of the flesh, Israel of the promise | ||
| Simeon | Judah | find the riddles which make Judah second (there are two) | ||
| Zarah | Pharez | |||
| Pharez | Hezron | 1Ch 4:1 | ||
| Jerahmeel | Ram | 1Ch 2:9 | ||
| Saul | David | first and second kings | ||
| Jonathon | David | First son and adopted son of Saul. David received the kingdom. | ||
| Adam | Israel | |||
| David's first son | Solomon | |||
| Israel | Church | |||
| Jesus | Messiah | yes, they're the same just as Abram and Abraham. | ||
| book of Ecclesiastes | book of Matthew | |||
| flesh | spirit |
