Esau is racing to meet the limping Jacob who has fearfully anticipated this moment for 20 years. The injured, or crippled, Jacob will not be able to out maneuver the running Esau, so Jacob has to wait to be overtaken by him.

The encounter that has been building for two decades is described with a pile-up of five verbs in verse 33:4:

• Ran
• Embraced
• Threw
• Kissed
• Wept

Jesus seems to draw on this verse when he tells the story of the prodigal son, whose reunion with his father is reminiscent of this encounter between Esau and Jacob:

“But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.”
- Luke15:20

This is also Joseph’s response when he revealed himself to his brothers:

“Then he threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin embraced him, weeping. And he kissed all his brothers and wept over them.” - Genesis 45:14-15

And, then again in Genesis 46:29, when Joseph sees his father Jacob for the first time in twenty-two years:

"Joseph had his chariot made ready and went to Goshen to meet his father Israel (or, Jacob). As soon as Joseph appeared before him, he threw his arms around his father and wept for a long time.” – Genesis 46:29

In each of these cases the person doing the running to initiate the embrace was the person who had been wronged in the relationship:

• Esau (after 20 years)
• the father of the prodigal son
• Joseph (after 22 years)

"Christendom must have men who are able to floor their adversaries and take armor and equipment from the devil, putting him to shame.  But this calls for strong warriors who have complete control of Scripture, can refute a false interpretation, know how to wrest the sword they wield, that is their Bible passages, from the hands of the adversaries and beat them back with them."

- Martin Luther

Isaiah wrote chapter 53 of his book between 701-681 BC. In Isaiah chapter 53 at least 15 things were recorded about Jesus that would be fulfilled in 5 BC-30 AD. (And, remember, with the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls we have proof that these prophecies were written down and being copied by scribes in 125 BC, at the latest!) Here are 15 predictions from 700 BC fulfilled by Jesus by 30 AD:

1. Hated - 53:3 -> Mt.27:39
2. Man of sadness - 53:3 -> Mt.26:38
3. Familiar with suffering - 53:3 -> Heb. 4:15
4. rejected by his people - 53:3 -> John 1:10-11
5. Took of suffering - 53:4 -> Mt.8:16-17
6. Without sin - 53:9 ->
1 Pt. 2:22
7. Silent when accused - 53:7 -> Mt.26:63
8. Took our sins - 53:5 ->
1 Cor. 15:3
9. Took our punishment - 53:5 -> 1 Pt. 2:24-25
10. treated like a criminal - 53:12 -> Mt.22:37
11. Seeking forgiveness for us - 53:12 -> Luke 23:34
12. Treated unjustly - 53:8 -> Mt.27:24
13. Buried with rich - 53:9 -> Mt.27:57-60
14. Raised from death - 53:10 -> Luke 24:6-8
15. Honored - 53:12 ->
Phil2:9-11