The Sons of Esau Fall Only When a Survivor Comes From Jacob

Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 110:27

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·

From here you learn that the children of Esau do not fall until a survivor comes from Jacob and cuts off the feet of the children of Esau from Mount Seir, as it is said, "and one shall rule out of Jacob, and shall destroy the remnant from the city" (Numbers 24:19).

Themes

RedemptionJacobRome

Continue Reading

Legends of the JewsJacob Told His Sons That a Savior Would Arise from Judah and LeviThe patriarch Jacob certainly did. Him, nearing the end of his days, gathering his sons around him. It’s a powerful scene, fraught with love, anxiety, and a deeZoharJacob Sees Every Exile Before Messiah ComesJacob lived in Egypt, but his heart was already looking past Egypt. Zohar, Vayechi 1:1 reads "Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years" (Genesis 47:28) Yalkut Shimoni on TorahCaesarea and Jerusalem and the Fourfold Redemption Through the FirstThe sages read the future of empires in the lines of Scripture. Caesarea, the Roman city, and Jerusalem: these two cannot flourish together. If someone tells yoYalkut Shimoni on TorahThe Four Kingdoms Foretold in the Weapons of EsauWhen Isaac told Esau to take up his weapons, the sages heard more than a hunting order. They read the whole future of Israel's exile hidden in those few words. Yalkut Shimoni on TorahJacob's Ladder and the Rise and Fall of Four KingdomsJacob lay his head on a stone and dreamed of a ladder, and the rabbis tell us those rungs were no ordinary steps. Each one was a kingdom climbing toward power. Yalkut Shimoni on TorahLaban Frisks Empty-Handed Jacob and the Destinies of Two SistersThe midrash reads the meeting of Jacob and Laban as a comedy of greed. When Jacob tells Rachel he is her father's kinsman and Rebecca's son, the rabbis hear a w