Genesis 27:1-4
Isaac Prepares to Bless Esau... [ Continue Reading ]
Isaac Prepares to Bless Esau... [ Continue Reading ]
And it came to pass that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau, his eldest son, and said unto him, My son; and he said unto him, Behold, here am I. Isaac was by this time one hundred and thirty-seven years old, and the infirmities of old age were beginni... [ Continue Reading ]
And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death. As a matter of fact, he lived another forty-three years, but the preparations which he made showed the prudence which characterized him. Every believer should set his house in order betimes and be ready to meet death when it comes.... [ Continue Reading ]
Now, therefore, take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;... [ Continue Reading ]
and make me savory meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die. It was not the sudden whim of an old man which was here revealed, but a carefully prepared plan, according to which Esau was to obtain some game by chase and then to prepare the mea... [ Continue Reading ]
And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau, his son. This overhearing of Isaac's plan by Rebekah was due to the dispensation of God. AND ESAU WENT TO THE FIELD TO HUNT FOR VENISON, AND TO BRING IT.... [ Continue Reading ]
Rebekah Arranges to have Jacob Blessed First... [ Continue Reading ]
And Rebekah spake unto Jacob, her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau, thy brother, saying,... [ Continue Reading ]
Bring me venison, and make me savory meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the Lord before my death. Rebekah made Jacob her confederate by making known to him all that she had found out.... [ Continue Reading ]
Now, therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.... [ Continue Reading ]
Go now to the flock, which included goats as well as sheep, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats, an ample supply being needed in order to represent venison; AND I WILL MAKE THEM SAVORY MEAT FOR THY FATHER, SUCH AS HE LOVETH, for Rebekah was also familiar with Isaac's tastes and knew... [ Continue Reading ]
And thou shalt bring it to thy father that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death. Thus Jacob was given to understand what role he was to play in Rebekah's plan.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Jacob said to Rebekah, his mother, Behold, Esau, my brother, is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man;... [ Continue Reading ]
my father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing. This was partly prudence, partly the voice of conscience which told him that he would be making himself a scoffer in the eyes of his old blind father, one making sport o... [ Continue Reading ]
And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son; only obey my voice, and go fetch me them. Both the blame and the curse which might strike Jacob Rebekah was willing to shoulder, for with her to plan meant to act, to pursue her course to the finish.... [ Continue Reading ]
And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother; and his mother made savory meat, such as his father loved.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob, her younger son. They were garments of preciousness, and Rebekah planned to have both the touch and the odor of the garments-deceive Isaac.... [ Continue Reading ]
And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck. It seems that Angora goats are here referred to, whose long, silky wool resembled human hair.... [ Continue Reading ]
And she gave the savory meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob. Thus Rebekah had taken the matter of the patriarchal blessing into her own hands. She had in mind, of course, the promise which she had received, but her rashness caused her to identify her plan with... [ Continue Reading ]
And he came unto his father, and said, My father; and he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son?... [ Continue Reading ]
Isaac Blesses Jacob... [ Continue Reading ]
And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau, thy first-born; I have done according as thou badest me; arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me. Jacob here became guilty of his mother's deceit in deed as well as in words and intent, for he was not Esau, nor was the meat... [ Continue Reading ]
And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the Lord, thy God, brought it to me. Upon Isaac's surprised question: How is this? Thou wast quick to find; Jacob piously refers the supposed luck of his chase to a special blessing of the Lord.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not. Isaac's surprise changes into suspicion at the sound of Jacob's voice and at the indefinite answer which was so unlike Esau's blunt manner. But it was here that Rebekah's stratag... [ Continue Reading ]
And Jacob went near unto Isaac, his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau. Isaac was much nearer being convinced, but his suspicions were not yet allayed altogether.... [ Continue Reading ]
And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands; so he blessed him. Isaac did not know and recognize Jacob for the person who he really was, the hairiness of his wrists making him inclined to think him Esau, so he made ready to bless him, the act being anticipated... [ Continue Reading ]
And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am. This bold answer settled the doubts of Isaac to such an extent that he was ready for the meal.... [ Continue Reading ]
And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat; and he brought him wine, and he drank. Thus Jacob gained his first step.... [ Continue Reading ]
And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son. It was the kiss of the father which was to introduce the blessing.... [ Continue Reading ]
And he came near, and kissed him; and he smelled the smell of his raiment which the strategy of Rebekah had placed on him, since their odor was that of the fields and of the chase; and BLESSED HIM, AND SAID, SEE, THE SMELL OF MY SON IS AS THE SMELL OF A FIELD WHICH THE LORD HATH BLESSED. Isaac's ble... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine. These were temporal gifts, of great importance in the country which Jacob and his children were to possess. The quantity of the dew, especially during the dry season, determined the fruitfulness... [ Continue Reading ]
Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee; be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee; cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee. This part of the blessing describes the position of influence and power which the descendants of Ja... [ Continue Reading ]
And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac, his father, that Esau, his brother, came in from his hunting. It was just as Isaac had finished his blessing upon Jacob and the latter had just barely stepped out of... [ Continue Reading ]
ESAU RETURNS AND RECEIVES THE YOUNGER SON'S BLESSING... [ Continue Reading ]
And he also had made savory meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison that thy soul may bless me. Esau, for once, was serious, and therefore lost no time in preparing the game which he had shot and taking it in to his father, wi... [ Continue Reading ]
And Isaac, his father, said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy first-born, Esau.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? Where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? Yea, and he shall be blessed. Esau's simple statement, so obviously the truth, caused the greatest agitation in Isaac's manner... [ Continue Reading ]
And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father. He now realized, when it was too late, what he had lost, what he had formerly foolishly despised. His words seem to indicate that he thought the... [ Continue Reading ]
And he said, Thy brother came with subtlety, and hath taken away thy blessing. That was the human side of the happening, the deception, the error and sin which had crept into the business.... [ Continue Reading ]
And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob (heel-catcher, supplanter) ? FOR HE HATH SUPPLANTED ME THESE TWO TIMES; HE TOOK AWAY MY BIRTHRIGHT; AND, BEHOLD, NOW HE HATH TAKEN AWAY MY BLESSING. Esau was now in a state of mind which prevented his proper repentance, for there was no excuse for his selli... [ Continue Reading ]
And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him; and what shall I do now unto thee, my son? This was an attempt to explain the situation to Esau, to make it clear to him that t... [ Continue Reading ]
And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? Bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice and wept. It is to this scene that Hebrews 12:17 refers, for Esau could not persuade his father to reconsider his decision, although he made the effort with tears.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Isaac, his father, answered and said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be of the fatness of the earth and of the dew of heaven from above. of the fatness of the earth and of the dew of heaven would Esau's dwelling place be, that is, away from the fruitful and fat fields of Canaan. There are s... [ Continue Reading ]
And by thy sword shalt thou live, war, pillage, and robbery being almost necessary in the barren land which would be his habitation, AND SHALT SERVE THY BROTHER; AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS WHEN THOU SHALT HAVE THE DOMINION, THAT THOU SHALT BREAK HIS YOKE FROM OFF THY NECK. History shows that this pro... [ Continue Reading ]
And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him; and Esau said in his heart, the days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob. Having failed in his attempt to change his father's mind in the matter of the patriarchal blessing, the hatred... [ Continue Reading ]
ESAU'S HATRED OF JACOB... [ Continue Reading ]
And these words of Esau, her elder son, were told to Rebekah; and she sent and called Jacob, her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, purposing to kill thee. So Esau, in carrying out his purpose of revenge, planned to get satisfaction for... [ Continue Reading ]
Now, therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban, my brother, to Haran;... [ Continue Reading ]
and tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's fury turn away;... [ Continue Reading ]
until thy brother's anger turn away from thee, and he forget that which thou hast done to him; then I will send, and fetch thee from thence. Rebekah tries to encourage Jacob and to comfort herself by intimating that it would be a matter of only a few days, of a very short time, until the wrath and a... [ Continue Reading ]
And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth; if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me? The wives of Esau were a bitterness of spirit not only to Rebekah, but also to Isaac,... [ Continue Reading ]