The Bagel: Jacob and Esau - Episode II "A Close Encounter Of The Prophetic Kind" Jacob returns to face Esau. This story becomes prophetic of the history of the relations between the people of Jacob and the people of Esau. In our times the people of Jacob have settled in their ancient homeland, next to their ancient neighbors in nearby Jordan, ancient Edom is in southern Jordan.

The theme of encounter is juxtaposed with its prophetic counterpart in Obadiah, the Haftarah reading.

• Preparation for encounter with Esau (Gen 32)


• Encounter with a man, who is an angel Gen 32)


• Encounter with Esau (Gen 33)


• Encounter with Shechem (Gen 34)


• Encounter with God, at Beth-El (Gen 35)


• Encounter with Jacob's genealogy (Gen 35)


• Encounter with Esau's genealogy (Gen 36)

• Encounter of pride - smashed by God (1-4)


• Encounter of greed - spoiled by God (5-9)


• Encounter of conspiracy - suspended by God (10-14)


• Encounter of the end of Esau - sealed by God (15-21)

"Then I saw heaven opened, and a white horse was standing there. And the one sitting on the horse was named Faithful and True. For he judges fairly and then goes to war. His eyes were bright like flames of fire, and on his head were many crowns....From his mouth came a sharp sword, and with it he struck down the nations. He ruled them with an iron rod, and he trod the winepress of the fierce wrath of almighty God" (Revelation 19:11,12, 15 NLT).