Jesus the True Jacob

"We only need to consider Jacob's guile toward his brother in order better to understand the grace of Jesus, the True Jacob, toward His brethren. In the hour of his brother's desperate need, Jacob prepared a meal that he might dispossess his brother of his birthright (Gen 25:29-34). But in our hour of desperate need, Jesus prepared a meal in order to share His birthright with us. Jacob took on the identity of Esau, dressing himself in his brother's robes (Gen 27:15) and covering himself in the skin of a sacrifice (Gen 27:16), all in order to steal away his brother's blessing. But Jesus took on the identity of His brethren, dressing Himself in our rags of unrighteousness in order that we might be dressed in His righteousness (Gal 3:13-14), and covering Himself as our sacrifice, all in order that He might take away our curse, that we might share in His Father's blessing (Eph 4:22-24). Surely Jesus is greater than Jacob, and we have been made to know a Father's love that is greater than that of Isaac."

--Warren Gage