Why the biblical story of Jacob and Esau offers hope for William and Harry
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George Pitcher2023-01-13T10:44:00
If we’re looking for biblical examples from which to glean hope and wisdom for a royal reconciliation, it’s Jacob and Esau we must look to, not Cain and Abel, says George Pitcher
Scripture offers plenty of sage counsel for the settlement of the royal family’s blood feud between the Duke of Sussex and the Prince of Wales – in tabloid terms, Harry and Wills respectively.
James Mildred provided his own exegesis, arguing powerfully that the Bible’s epistles expound an irresistible theology of universal inheritance of the Kingdom of God.
No spares, therefore, only heirs. I would only add that the Anglican Church has, since the 17th Century, concluded its Eucharist with the statement that we are: “heirs through hope of thy everlasting kingdom.”
But I’d like to
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