God's plan of salvation is rooted in the concept of unfairness, where the younger sibling receives the blessing, not the older one. This is seen in the stories of Ishmael and Isaac, and Jacob and Esau, where God's favor is given to those who do not deserve it. The gospel is a story of a father who had a firstborn son, Jesus, who was sinless and yet punished, crying out for forgiveness. This is a shadow of what God has done for us in Jesus, where we receive the blessing that only he deserved.
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