REBEKAH THE CHRIST ARCHETYPE

Rebekah the Christ Archetype

GENESIS CHAPTER 27 (JST BIBLE)

THE CAST

The Role of God the Eternal Father shall be performed by Isaac

The Role of Your Sinful Heart shall be performed by Esau

The Role of Your Righteous Desires shall be performed by Jacob

The of Role of Jesus Christ the Redeemer of all Mankind shall be performed by Rebekah

1 And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son; and he said unto him, Behold, here am I.

Isaac has eyes that are “dim”.  By which we observe the God who created all things hath turned a blind eye upon the mortal man.  Though at first glance this seems to be an abandonment of His children, it is actually an opportunity to provide freedom of thought, freedom of expression, freedom of action or in another word, freewill.  Mankind is free to choose between right or wrong and is given a measurement of time to escape judgement and allow the full desires of man’s own heart to reveal itself.  The measurement of time shall come to pass and the God of all will call to his children for an accounting of their character while they sojourned in the sphere of perfect freedom.  Today is our own mortal day, the day of God’s blindness. 

Upon the day of judgement, shall God still remain blind?  He shall call to us and we will shall respond, “Behold, here am I.  What do you see in me?”

2 And he said, Behold, now, I am old, I know not the day of my death;

3 Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;

4 And make me savory meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.

God has called to each of us and placed upon us some singular task perfectly situated to our own circumstances.  Go forth in the mortal realm and struggle against life and death and perform for me some great task, he hath said.  Bring back the bounty of your mortal day’s hunt and prepare your sacrifice that it may be sweet unto me.  Thus the God who speaks to each soul individually hath charged each one of us singularly.

Each one of us are the wicked Esau.  For who can deny that we desire even as he did, to receive a great inheritance and to receive according to our own terms and conditions?

5 And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.

Wherefore we do venture into the field, certain in our capacity and strength to bring home the treasured meat.  We are certain we can obey as He has instructed.  Yet we are full of folly, for what need does God have of our sacrifices.  All things which roam in these fields are the creation of that Father.  Should he have need of one creature, He only but calls and it responds.  Wherefore, the treasure is not in the proffered meats we bring to the table. 

The test is not as it appears.  It is not a test of skill, but a test of the heart.  We think it is a test of the law, or keeping the ordinances, of making the covenant.  Yet God does not need our promises, it is we who need the promises from God.  Therefore the only gift we have to give is the gift of humility.  Esau shall fail, as shall our prideful heart.

6 And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,

Now enters the Archetype of Christ upon the stage. “I heard thy Father speak.” She declares, reminiscent of the Christ who said, “I came not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me.” So too she knows how to fulfill the requirements of the Father. Who will listen to that quiet voice, the gentle call?  Too soft spoken, too undemanding, too easy to be ignored. 

Jacob, our humble heart, takes hold of the heal of our boastful avatar and drags it back into its proper place.  Jacob knows he is worthy of nothing by his position in life, he has no guarantees for he is not the heir, he is not the child of promise.  His only authority is the tearful plea, look upon me a sinner if you will, Oh Lord.

7 Bring me venison, and make me savory meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the Lord before my death.

8 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.

The Archetype of Christ speaks with a mother’s voice, inviting without demand nor coercion.  The wicked ignore the call.  The wicked break themselves upon the rock of their own foolish vanity as they pursue the prey to prove their authority over the creations of God.  Yet Christ does not pursue them nor hunt them down.  As Rebekah did not pursue Esau.  Though she loved him as dearly as any child, for they were both her offspring. Yet it is only for those who will pause and listen, did she call.  As He does call.  Esau could have listened but he did not have the patience to deny himself a mess of pottage nor deny himself the swift pursuit of the prize. 

“I heard the Father speak, wherefore I know the Father’s Will and shall guide you that you too shall fulfill the Will of the Father.”  For Isaac the Father had entrusted his Beloved to rear up worthy sons, just as God the Father has entrusted Christ to raise up righteous sons and daughters.  By Jacob’s example we see, that they who listen to the Christ (personified in Rebekah) shall be the Sons and Daughters of the Redeemer and offered an inheritance from the God of All.  He does call them as much, my son, my daughter, they who do obey His voice.  Despite the songs we sing in our primary years, we are not His children until he hath made that decree.

See what is written of Christ’s example:

 I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. (Psalms 2:7)

9 Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savory meat for thy father, such as he loveth;

A sacrifice of two kids from the fruits of their labors.  This representing that we labor against two forces within each of us, the humble and the prideful.  Which kid within us shall prove to be the dominant influence in our characters?  Which aspect of our nature shall we sacrifice in this day, in this life?

10 And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death.

11 And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man;

12 My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.

Immediately upon receipt of the call, we recognize our lack of qualification, our unworthiness.  Should we go before that God which created all things and declare our worthiness?  We would indeed be deceivers.  Jacob understood this.  Esau flattered himself that he was worthy because of his position.  Esau trusted in his authority as the Eldest, ignorant of what was in his own heart.  Yet it was the humble heart of Jacob that allowed him to understand his true relationship to the Father. 

13 And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son; only obey my voice, and go fetch me them.

Herein we see that the Archetype is truly identified!  “Upon me be thy curse, my son.”  For the Christ shall take up the sins of those who do obey the voice of the Christ.  He willingly takes our burdens upon his own shoulders.  Here, Rebekah will bear the weight of all Jacob’s sins, his lack of qualification shall be made right in her sacrifice.

14 And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother; and his mother made savory meat, such as his father loved.

15 And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son;

We find the symbolism of the garment once again:

“But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man who had not a wedding garment.  And he said unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither, not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. Then said the king unto his servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take and cast him away into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” (Matthew 22) 

The goodly raiment represents the clothing of the Atonement to cover the nakedness of our souls, that our sins shall not be revealed to the King at the hour of judgment.  Calling forth the symbolism of the latter day garment, not that cotton polyester shall be unto the Living God as iron to Superman’s eyes; rather serving as a reminder that we must seek for and obtain the covering that Christ would give to us if we would but only hear and obey his voice. 

16 And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck;

17 And she gave the savory meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.

Now the last supper is prepared.  The sitting down to bread with God is the moment of God accepting the soul into His very family.  Are these things merely symbols?  For those who worship Gods of mythology, all things are symbolic. Yet not for those who are truly received into the family of a living God. 

“When the Savior shall appear we shall see him as he is. We shall see that he is a man like ourselves.  And that same sociality which exists among us here will exist among us there, only it will be coupled with eternal glory, which glory we do not now enjoy. 3 John 14:23—The appearing of the Father and the Son, in that verse, is a personal appearance; and the idea that the Father and the Son dwell in a man’s heart is an old sectarian notion, and is false. (D&C 130:1-3)

18 And he came unto his father, and said, My father; and he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son?

The child calls out first, but the Father soon responds.  Ah, but the Father does not see.  There is a veil between the Father and the Son.  Perhaps they can be reunited.  In long ago ages, the child was cut off and divided, cast out from the Garden.  In that place, the division was established by the sins of the mortal parents, but here it is rectified as the child is presented at the veil before heavenly parents.  Let those who have entered the temple in the latter days have eyes to see and ears to hear the story played out in the books they hold in their very hands. 

19 And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me; arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.

Wherein the child is presented at the veil and the new name that he received from the Archetype is offered at this introduction.

20 And Isaac said unto his son, how is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the Lord thy God brought it to me.

A small play upon the words.  When speaking amongst ourselves, the phrase “Lord thy God” means “the Lord who is your God”.  Yet here, speaking unto the Father represented in Isaac, the phrase means, “the Lord whom you did choose to be God”.  Did not the Father choose Christ to raise up sons and daughters? Did not Isaac choose Rebekah to raise up sons? 

21 And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not.

22 And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him and said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.

Behold there is a testing of the voice and a testing of the hands.  By now, you recognize the latter day parallels.

23 And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands; so he blessed him.

24 And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am.

Art thou my very son?  Careful, Jacob, Careful!  “I am a child of God.” We like to sing our declaration of a royal birth as if our very belief could make it so. 

Does the house declare to the man who built it, “I am the carpenter”?  Does the wheat say to the farmer, “I am the sower”?  Does the book say to the writer, “I am the author”?  No, the Creator sets the parameters and defines the true nature of the creation.  Wherefore, we cannot declare our kinship to the Almighty.  Our words do not make it so, but the Creator can declare us to be His offspring should He see fit to do so. 

Hear the parables,

 And he put forth a parable unto them concerning those who were bidden to a wedding; for he knew how they chose out the chief rooms, and exalted themselves one above another; wherefore he spake unto them, saying,  When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room, lest a more honorable man than thou be bidden of him;  And he who bade thee, with him who is more honorable, come, and say to thee; Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room. But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he who bade thee, cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher; then shalt thou have honor of God, in the presence of them who sit at meat with thee.  For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he who humbleth himself shall be exalted. (Luke 14)

And when one worthy to enter into the presence of God sent words forth in scripture, what did He declare?

And the presence of God withdrew from Moses, that his glory was not upon Moses; and Moses was left unto himself. And as he was left unto himself, he fell unto the earth. And it came to pass that it was for the space of many hours before Moses did again receive his natural strength like unto man; and he said unto himself: Now, for this cause I know that man is nothing, which thing I never had supposed. (Moses 1:9-10)

Indeed, this is a thing no man suppose in this day as well!  For all do lift themselves up in vanity and pride, proclaiming their divinity and worthiness.

Yet what said they who would be counted truly worthy?

 And they had viewed themselves in their own carnal state, even less than the dust of the earth. And they all cried aloud with one voice, saying: O have mercy, and apply the atoning blood of Christ that we may receive forgiveness of our sins, and our hearts may be purified; for we believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who created heaven and earth, and all things; who shall come down among the children of men. (Mosiah 4:2)

Was not Esau’s mistake in that he viewed the inheritance as his by calling and position?  Surely I am the heir, Esau knew he was the Son of Inheritance.  Esau’s song was sung with confidence, “I am a child of God and he has sent me here!” It blinded him to his own carnal state, and prevented him from crying out for mercy.  

The warnings are in the scriptures and nowhere does it say otherwise.  We do flatter ourselves in our speeches and songs.  Sit down at the lower table, it says. As for me, I dare not make the declaration but rather wait upon the Lord for him to call me up and make the decree.    Better to wait until God hath made the decree. Though ancient scribes have removed it from the baptismal account of John, it still remains in other places. 

 Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son? (Hebrews 1:5)

For even the angels do not count themselves worthy to call themselves the Children of God!

25 And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat; and he brought him wine, and he drank.

26 And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.

For herein do we see the true meaning of the Sacramental bread and wine.  The Father taking a man or a woman into the Family of God, declaring the child to be His.  God demonstrates the family relationship in an act that is more familial than any other, the sitting together to partake of bread and wine.  At that last supper, the humble are lifted up to eat and drink beside the Most High, not as a dog beneath the table, but as a son and daughter well favored.  The Sacrament of God is the inclusion into the family of God. 

27 And he came near, and kissed him; and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the Lord hath blessed;

28 Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine;

29 Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee; be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee; cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.

Give ear Oh Latter Day Saint to the very words declared by the Father.  Was not this your purpose in coming to converse with Him through the veil, where the dimness is parted and eyes are made to see?  This is the very same promise which is portrayed, though not word for word.  Yet it is truly meaning for meaning.
Can you not see it?  I shall not spell it out for you, for it is only to be revealed at a certain time and place.  Nevertheless, it can be expressed reverently with a few important definitions. 
The dew of heaven is power in the priesthood (D&C 121:45)

To be given the fatness of the earth is to receive the earth as an inheritance (Matthew 5:5)

Plenty of corn and wine is the representation of the health of the temporal body.  It is the strength you pray to receive in your muscle and bones.  Nor is it limited to that alone, but also the strength you pray to receive in spiritual muscle and spiritual bone.  (D&C 89, Hosea 2, Psalms 65)
What nation is there that bows down without compulsion?    It is the family which serves one another. Only the descendants of a father, whose children are innumerable as the sands of the sea, have hearts turned to that father as his heart is turned to the children, can fulfill the promise of such a nation through all generations in the time of this life and in the eternities to come. (Genesis 17, Malachi 4:6)

All other nations must use coercion against the citizens to gain their loyalty (Luke 22:25), but not the nation which is born of love for its own father and mother (Luke 22:26).

Now we continue with our parallel:

30 And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.

31 And he also had made savory meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison, that thy soul may bless me.

32 And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn, Esau.

Here is brought to mind Cain and the unaccepted sacrifice.  The ten virgins of whom the Lord did say, I never knew you.  And they who are bidden to the marriage supper, among whom one was found without the garment.

33 And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed.

34 And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.

A fulfillment of this scripture is found in the story:  Wherefore, I revoke not the judgments which I shall pass, but woes shall go forth, weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth, yea, to those who are found on my left hand. (D&C 19:5)

35 And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing.

36 And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times; he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?

37 And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him; and what shall I do now unto thee, my son?

38 And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.

Next give attention to a most intriguing blessing.  It is the inverse blessing, or the anti-blessing.  The exact opposite of God’s greatest gift.  We do not receive any such words upon our heads in the House of the Lord, and we thank God that we do not.  Yet is it not so that should we fail to fulfill the greater covenant, this is the lessor blessing, the curse which we shall receive in the Telestial Realm? 

We shall study this one carefully for it illuminates the Celestial blessing’s meaning even further by its stark contrast.  As it is the lessor, we may speak more freely of its exact verbiage, there is no oath of secrecy placed upon it.

39 And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above;

40 And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.

Jacob was actually given the dew of heaven.  Jacob was also given the fatness of the earth.  Whereas Esau’s dwelling itself shall be the fatness of the earth.  Furthermore, Esau only receives the dew of heaven from above. It is not actually given to him. 

What is the difference? See what is written in a latter day:

 “These are they who receive not of his fulness in the eternal world, but of the Holy Spirit through the ministration of the terrestrial; And the terrestrial through the ministration of the celestial. And also the telestial receive it of the administering of angels who are appointed to minister for them, or who are appointed to be ministering spirits for them; for they shall be heirs of salvation” (D&C 76:86-88)

We understand that the Dew of Heaven is the Priesthood of God.  Jacob, a worthy heir is given the Dew of Heaven, therefore he is given the Priesthood itself.  Esau receives the Dew of Heaven from above, meaning he is not given the Priesthood but is a beneficiary of the Priesthood through the administration of those who come from above.

Now regarding the Fatness of the Earth, which Jacob is given but is Esau’s dwelling:

“But behold, and lo, we saw the glory and the inhabitants of the telestial world, that they were as innumerable as the stars in the firmament of heaven, or as the sand upon the seashore; And heard the voice of the Lord saying: These all shall bow the knee, and every tongue shall confess to him who sits upon the throne forever and ever; For they shall be judged according to their works, and every man shall receive according to his own works, his own dominion, in the mansions which are prepared; And they shall be servants of the Most High; but where God and Christ dwell they cannot come, worlds without end.” (D&C 76:109-112)

As Adam and Eve the first parents fell, separated from God and cast out of the Garden.  They were left to wander in the wilderness which is this world that we, their progenitors, now dwell.  So too, in the Telestial sphere, Esau is left to wander, remaining cut off from God for where they dwell he cannot go, which is worlds without end. 

Jacob inherits that which is of the Father, and Jacobs dwelling is with the Father in a Celestial place. He is one of they into whose hands the Father has given all things and who are priests and kings, who have received of his fulness, and of his glory.  These shall dwell in the presence of God and his Christ forever and ever.  Whom Christ shall bring with him, when he shall come in the clouds of heaven to reign on the earth over his people. (D&C 88:50-70)

Therefore the Earth is given to Jacob for he is not limited to that sphere alone.  He can come and go freely.  The worlds without end are his to enjoy and he is not limited to this Telestial world as Esau is.  Therefore it is rightly said that it is given to him, for it is as if the earth is held in the palm of his hands.  He is above it.  As it is written, the meek shall inherit the earth. 

And by thy sword shalt thou live

Can this promise be any wonder, for as his inheritance is the Telestial world, which is as this world we presently find ourselves in, so too Esau shall share it with a host as innumerable as the sands (D&C 76:109).  The characters of such souls live by the sword and we can see the trials that befall such a world:

And the glory of the telestial is one, even as the glory of the stars is one; for as one star differs from another star in glory, even so differs one from another in glory in the telestial world;  For these are they who are of Paul, and of Apollos, and of Cephas. These are they who say they are some of one and some of another—some of Christ and some of John, and some of Moses, and some of Elias, and some of Esaias, and some of Isaiah, and some of Enoch;  But received not the gospel, neither the testimony of Jesus, neither the prophets, neither the everlasting covenant.  Last of all, these all are they who will not be gathered with the saints, to be caught up unto the church of the Firstborn, and received into the cloud.  These are they who are liars, and sorcerers, and adulterers, and whoremongers, and whosoever loves and makes a lie.”  (D&C 76:98-103)

Esau shares his world with those who follow leaders idolatrously, liars, adulterers and so on.  A world that requires the force of the sword to maintain loyalty to the nation.  It is a place without genuine love.

“and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck. “

A curious phrase.  What does it mean?  Whereas Section 76 has unveiled the meaning of this Old Testament tale, can it unlock this phrase as well?  Indeed it can:

These are they who suffer the wrath of God on earth. These are they who suffer the vengeance of eternal fire.  These are they who are cast down to hell and suffer the wrath of Almighty God, until the fulness of times, when Christ shall have subdued all enemies under his feet, and shall have perfected his work; (D&C 76:104-106)

And one more from the New Testament to unravel the mystery:

“All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him. Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.  Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” (Matthew 11:27-30)

Esau must carry his own yoke, the burden of his own sins.  Here symbolically expressed as the yoke of his brother.  He did not receive the sacrifice prepared by his mother Rebekah, who was the archetype of Christ.  Therefore the suffering is his alone to bare. The suffering will be long and difficult for it made even the greatest of all to bleed from every pore.  Yet he must bare it alone now.  When the price is paid at last, the yoke shall be cast off of Esau’s shoulders.  In that day he, Esau shall finally have dominion over his sins and the weight of that burden will be removed.  It is a hint of future freedom.  Jacob enjoys that freedom now, but Esau’s burden remains.  

41 And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him; and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.

Oh how the bitterness of rejection stings!  He is tempted to seek relief from the pain through the balm of Cain!  An ointment that promises to sooth the wound but upon instant application it stings yet deeper, festers and rots and consumes the soul into worthless ash.

42 And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah; and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, purposing to kill thee.

43 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother, to Haran;

44 And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's fury turn away;

45 Until thy brother's anger turn away from thee, and he forget that which thou hast done to him; then I will send, and fetch thee from thence; why should I be deprived also of you both in one day?

Behold how the righteous and the wicked are separated in the verse written above.  Reminiscent of the separation of the wheat and the tares, the sheep and the goats, they who are on the right hand and they who are on the left. There will be a healing of the wounds, the day will come when Esau and Jacob will be reunited in peace.  That day is yet to come.

Now concludes the tale of Rebekah, who did serve as Christ.  She offered the sacrifice for her son that he might receive the inheritance of the Father.  She acted as the mediator. 

These are they who are just men made perfect through Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, who wrought out this perfect atonement through the shedding of his own blood.(D&C 76:69)

It is an appropriate parallel that the mother of Jacob was the means of his salvation.  See what is written about the gatherer’s gender:

And it came to pass that there came a voice again unto the people, and all the people did hear, and did witness of it, saying: O ye people of these great cities which have fallen, who are descendants of Jacob, yea, who are of the house of Israel, how oft have I gathered you as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and have nourished you.  And again, how oft would I have gathered you as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, yea, O ye people of the house of Israel, who have fallen; yea, O ye people of the house of Israel, ye that dwell at Jerusalem, as ye that have fallen; yea, how oft would I have gathered you as a hen gathereth her chickens, and ye would not.  O ye house of Israel whom I have spared, how oft will I gather you as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, if ye will repent and return unto me with full purpose of heart. But if not, O house of Israel, the places of your dwellings shall become desolate until the time of the fulfilling of the covenant to your fathers. (3 Nephi 10:3-7)

Here now concludes the parallel, our story of Rebekah the Archetype of Christ.  May your ear be inclined to follow the quiet and humble voice of Jesus Christ as readily as Jacob did follow the voice of his mother.  For in following that voice, He shall make your life an archetype too.