1 Cor. 15:46 — Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.

First — Natural Second — Spiritual

FIRSTBORN

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Abraham Ishmael Isaac Esau Jacob

Gen. 25:33-34 — And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob. Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.

Heb. 12:16-17 — Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright. For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.

Rom. 9:11-13 — (For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;) It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger. As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.

Esau

FIRSTBORN Esau

Abraham Ishmael Isaac Esau Jacob Reuben… Joseph

Gen. 37:3-4 — Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colors. And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him. coat of many colorscoat of many colorscoat of many colorscoat of many colors

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Gen. 37:28 — Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.

Gen. 39:9 — There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?

Gen. 41:1 — And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.

Did God desert Joseph? Slavery—Gen. 39:2 And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. Prison — Gen. 39:21 But the LORD was with Joseph, and showed him mercy, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

Gen. 41:57 — And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands.

Gen. 45:5-7 — And now be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life. For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and there are yet five years, in which there shall be neither plowing nor harvest. And God sent me before you to preserve you a remnant in the earth, and to save you alive by a great deliverance.

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ADAMSIN DEATH JESUS SALVATIONLIFE

1 John 2:16 — For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

EVE Lust of the Eyes Lust of the Flesh Pride of Life ABRAHAM Great Nation Inheritance All Nations Blessed

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ISHMAEL Gen. 16:5 — … I was despised in her eyes Gen. 21:9 — And Sarah saw the son of Hagar … mocking. LUST OF THE EYES

ISAAC Gen. 21:12 — And God said unto Abraham… in Isaac shall thy seed be called. GREAT NATION

EVE Lust of the Eyes Lust of the Flesh Pride of Life ABRAHAM Great Nation Inheritance All Nations Blessed ISHMAEL ISHMAEL ISAAC ISAAC

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ESAU Gen. 25:30, 33 — And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint… and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob. LUST OF THE FLESH LUST OF THE FLESH

JACOB Gen. 25:33 — And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob. INHERITANCE

EVE Lust of the Eyes Lust of the Flesh Pride of Life ABRAHAM Great Nation Inheritance All Nations Blessed ISHMAEL ISHMAEL ISAAC ISAAC ESAU ESAU JACOB JACOB

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REUBEN Gen. 37:8 — And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words. PRIDE OF LIFE

JOSEPH Gen. 41:57 — And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph Gen. 45:7 — And God sent me before you to preserve you a remnant in the earth, and to save you alive by a great deliverance. ALL NATIONS BLESSED

EVE Lust of the Eyes Lust of the Flesh Pride of Life ABRAHAM Great Nation Inheritance All Nations Blessed ISHMAEL ISHMAEL ISAAC ISAAC ESAU ESAU JACOB JACOB REUBEN REUBEN JOSEPH JOSEPH

EVE Lust of the Eyes Lust of the Flesh Pride of Life ABRAHAM Great Nation Inheritance All Nations Blessed ISHMAEL ISHMAEL ISAAC ISAAC ESAU ESAU JACOB JACOB REUBEN REUBEN JOSEPH JOSEPH SIN

ISAAC Offered — Gen. 22:12 Offered — Gen. 22:12JACOB Israel (Prince of God) — Gen. 32:28 Israel (Prince of God) — Gen. 32:28JOSEPH Sent to Save — Gen. 45:7 Sent to Save — Gen. 45:7

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EVE Lust of the Eyes Lust of the Flesh Pride of Life ABRAHAM Great Nation Inheritance All Nations Blessed ISHMAEL ISHMAEL ISAAC ISAAC ESAU ESAU JACOB JACOB REUBEN REUBEN JOSEPH JOSEPH SINCHRIST

AdamJesus IshmaelIsaac EsauJacob ReubenJoseph NATURALSPIRITUAL Rom. 9:8 — That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.

WHATABOUTREUBEN?

Gen. 37:22 — And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood; cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, but lay no hand upon him: that he might deliver him out of their hand, to restore him to his father. Gen. 37:29 — And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.

REUBEN COULD NOT SAVE HIM

JESUS SAVES Acts 4:12 — Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

Gen. 48:13, 14 — And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought them near unto him. And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn.

Gen. 48:17, 18 — And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's head. And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head.

Gen. 48:19 — And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.

… the elder shall serve the younger. Gen. 25:23

FIRSTBORN … to be continued