Esau Reckons by the Sun and Jacob Reckons by the Moon

It is the way of the world: the great one reckons by the great, and the small one reckons by the small. Esau reckons by the sun, which is great. Just as the sun rules by day but does not rule by night, so Esau has a portion in this world but has no portion in the world to come. And Jacob reckons by the moon, which is small. Just as the moon rules by day and by night, so Israel has a portion in this world and in the world to come. As long as the light of the great one blazes in the world, the light of the small one is not noticed; once the light of the great one sets, the light of the small one becomes known. So too, as long as the light of Esau blazes in the world, the light of Jacob is not noticed; once the light of Esau sets, the light of Jacob becomes known. This is what is written, "Arise, shine, for your light has come... For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth" (Isaiah 60:1-2).