If, like me and a multitude of others, you’re a GOT fan you’ll understand instantly the reference to “Second Sons” as those in the family hierarchical order who have far less estate and value than the first born sons, even being ousted from the family if an embarrassment.
The reason I am such a fan of GOT is because the narrative absolutely nails humanity’s actual psycho-social dynamics simply through the stories of the individuals, leaving a breadth and depth of analysis of the themes to the listener or reader.
We get that Tyrion Lannister is despised because he will never measure up (ha ha) to his older brother’s physical and social exceptionalism, Jon Snow is rejected due to resentment by the mother and lack of social benefits to any friends, and illegitimate Ramsay Bolton’s legitimate younger brother is murdered so Ramsay can inherit their father’s estate.
Exactly like the Bible depicts human nature.
“He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him…” (Isaiah 53:3)
Once we understand that spirit gods are the first sons of God, then we recognize that humans are the second sons of God. And the laws of psychological and spiritual nature are just as consistent as the laws of physics.
This is not blasphemy. This is recognizing that all true accounts of humanity parallel the prototype account of reality.
The second sons are despised by the cloned gods.
“a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof. In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men…a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up…and I heard a voice, saying…God put no trust in his servants / household belonging to him…angels…How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay?…they die!” (Job 4)
Good point.
From Hebrews 2:
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“What is man / [one specific individual from a group of the same that thou art mindful of him?”


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