By Davis Carlton
The recent interview of Prince Harry and his mulatto wife Meghan Markle with Oprah Winfrey typifies Prince Harry as a modern day Esau. There are many striking comparisons between Harry and Esau. The first being that both men seem to be red heads (Gen. 25:25), accounting for the lame pun in the title. Other comparisons are more to the point. Esau is called a profane person who sold his birthright for a morsel of meat (Heb. 12:16). The same verse also calls Esau a fornicator; likely alluding to Esau’s marriages to Canaanite women (Gen. 26:34). Esau is given as an example of grossly misplaced priorities. Esau sold his birthright in order to satiate temporary hunger. Esau’s callous disregard for what was rightfully his is so stark that we are told that Esau “despised his birthright” (Gen. 25:30-34). As the oldest son Esau was the heir apparent to the wonderful covenant promises made to the patriarchs Abraham and Isaac, and yet he was willing to let all of that go in exchange for a full stomach.