The Bride, the Concubine, and the Harlot
by Barry Phillips,
2012 monthly speaker.
Have you ever wondered, if we are shown the acceptable pattern for marriage all the way back in the garden, why did the Patriarchs have multiple women in their lives? Paul tells us, in 1Cor. 10:11, it is a pattern for the end times…a prophecy, if you will. Isaiah also says something similar in Is. 46:10 where He (the Father) is telling the end (end times) from the beginning.
And so, this being the case, suppose the women in Jacob’s life represent, first two groups of people: the House of Judah, and the House of Israel (those of the New Covenant-Jer. 31:31). This would be represented by Leah and Rachael since these two groups are of their lineage. Then, taking this a step further, since Rachael was unable to bear children at first, she gave her servant to Jacob to bear children for her. Remember then, Leah not to be outdone, did the same. Thus we have a concubine coming to Jacob from each of the sisters. In Jeremiah 3, we find the Houses of Judah and Israel referred to as sisters.
Today, we seem to have these two groups manifesting within the family of God. All believe in and look for the Messiah but disagree on whether He has already come or not. Remember, Leah had “tender eyes”. If this means weak eyesight, then this explains her descendants (House of Judah) not recognizing the Messiah the first time around.
In this teaching, Barry Phillips bares his soul and delivers very insightful understanding about the Bride, the Concubine, and the Harlot.
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