The Theme of Our History

The struggle between Jacob and the Angel serves as the paradigm, the blueprint and strategic plan, for Jewish history.  Each element of the encounter illustrates a reality which will forever dominate our destiny.

The angel represents Eisav then and perhaps the Christian world, perhaps the entire world, since then.

The main feature (among many) of the struggle is the timing.  It begins and lasts during the nighttime and ends as the day breaks.

Esav assumes supremacy in its claim to existance and perception of the world and employs political and military power.  He cannot tolerate the existance of a Yaakov who claims, while small and weak, to represent a greater power, an actual truth, different from Esav.  The spirit over the might.

Esav's goal is to fell Yaakov, to pull the earth out from under his feet.  Yaakov maintains his footing, even if injured and weakened.

yisroael's survival against all attacks shows the reality of H' and His power, spirit over might.

Esav oly has power when it is dark.  In the clarity of light he demans release.  But the condition belongs to Yaakov - he sets the terms.  "Acknowledge me."

"Jacob deserves blessing and furthering instead of enmity and obstruction, the recognition in such recognition the nations are only blessing themselves..."

"The pupose of history...that the nations will at last see, get the insight  that itis just in the principles which had been represented and held aloft by Jacob in the midst of his struggle for existance, that their happines and security lies, too."

NOTES:  
Eliminate the text quotes, references to Jacob and Esav.
Rewrite to include only the TN role in world history.  I.D. what the goyim assume, what they represent, why they attack, what our internal position should be, what our external statements to them should be.