Genesis 25

arily (as in this is all purely speculative), I think we can draw a mystical interpretation here of Esau and Jacob with Satan and Jesus Christ our Lord, respectively. I imagine that when Rebekah bore Jacob, grasping onto the heel of Esau, she may have thought that he might actually be the Messiah foretold, whose heel the enemy would bruise. Jacob's name is "he who supplants", and in this I believe he is intended to foreshadow Jesus. Satan is called the Prince of this World, who promises Christ all the kingdoms of the World which he claims are his to give. It would appear that before the Fall of the evil angels, Satan was entrusted with the care of the world.

However, through Satan's apostasy, he lost the right to rule the World, and gave it up to one who in one sense was born later (to the Virgin Mary around 4 B.C.). Although Christ pre-existed Satan, he takes away Satan's birthright originally given him by God, but rightly handed over to Jesus. Esau's being born red and hairy also may identify him with the Beast of Revelation, or, again, Satan. Satan's apostasy is, like Esau's selling his birthright for a bowl of soup, completely inexplicable. How could you be so stupid as to give up so much for so little. For an immortal being, Satan's rule over this planet is so short. It is the blink of an eye compared with an eternity of joy and fulfilled bliss in the Presence of God. But so he chose. So Esau chose. The momentary small pleasure of having one's way, instead of patient endurance for the sake of something truly great that will last forever. Don't be like Satan. Don't be like Esau. Endure pain and hardship. Obey the Will of God. Be faithful to your calling even beyond death, and you will win your Inheritance.