Background
The premise of this allegory is that three of the major figures of the Jewish faith (Abraham, Isaac and Jacob) are representative of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. But that’s a topic for another study. For this one, we will focus on Jacob, and in particular, his family.
The Short Version
This story picks up after Jacob left home and the rift with Esau over the birthright and blessing. Jacob had been living in Beer-Sheba -meaning the well of the oath. It signifies that the Holy Spirit came as a result of God's oath or promise. That promise is that His Spirit will never leave us or give up on us when we receive His offer of eternal life. Here, eternal life is represented by living (fresh) water.
The Allegory Explained
Rachael depicts the perfect agape love relationship between God and us (otherwise known as grace). The beauty is what He will see in us at the end of our physical life -based on what we will become when the Holy Spirit has finished with us. Right? Absolutely not! Wrongly, we think that until we get to heaven, He must be relating with us as immature children who only know how to live fleshly lives. So we try to please Him by doing this or that, seemingly following rules or principles. Leah represents a relationship of legalism.
In Summary
That's the whole story of Jacob -well almost. Later I might go into the part about the mandrakes and the herds of animals Jacob got from Laban and where Laban fits in. And, of course, there's the explanation of how Abraham and Isaac are types of the Father and His Son. But this one is about the work of the Holy Spirit in us. It helps to explain how methodically He will complete the work that He began in us.
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