No we are getting somewhere. It seems I remember a story about two brothers. Where one (second born) hoodwinked the other (firstborn) out of his inheritance and got his fathers blessing.
Or maybe it was the one where the mother was having twins and just prior to the birth, a Hand pops out. Since this is considered the first born, the attendant put a ribbon upon it. The hand was withdrawn. The births took place at a later time and the hand with the ribbon on it was actually second born yet by law at the time, it was the first born.
May I ask what does this have to do with the Bible.......
"First born = flesh, Second born = born from above where Christ came from."
I am sorry I simply do not understand this verse...can you explain a little further please???????(Jesus Christ was a Firstborn!
Our first birth is the flesh birth our flesh man. <-- this man cannot inherit the kingdom of God.
Our second birth is the spirit birth our spirit man. <-- this man can inherit.
Israel firstborn son of God - born of the flesh. <-- this man can't inherit.
Christ second born son of God - born from God. <-- this man can inherit.
God offered the inheritance to Israel but they had to keep every single one of God's commandments, they couldn't do it.
Christ being born from above could do what the flesh couldn't do. Christ gets the inheritance that Israel gave away because they couldn't do it.
Study the stories you mentioned and you should be able to see this principle in those stories. The firstborn always does something to pass the blessing on to the second born. Here's another example.
Genesis 48:13-15 KJV
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.
[14] 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.
[15] And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day,