Bible Commentary

And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above; 39. Behold, &c.] Isaac’s utterance again takes the form of poetry. His prediction as to Esau’s future is contained in 6 strophes; 1 and 2 refer to the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 27:39”

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. 38. but one blessing ] Esau’s words shew the importance attached to the blessing invoked by the dying head of the family. Isaac’s words in the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 27:38”

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? Verse 37. I have made him thy lord] See Clarke on … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 27:37”

And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me? 36. rightly named Jacob ] See note on Gen 25:26. supplanted ] i.e. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 27:36”

And he said, Thy brother came with subtlety, and hath taken away thy blessing. 35. Thy brother guile ] Isaac at once concludes that the deceiver was Jacob, and acknowledges that Jacob’s trick has succeeded. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 35. Hath taken away thy blessing.] This blessing, which was a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 27:35”

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. 34. an exceeding cry ] These are the words to which reference is made in Heb 12:17. Esau had hoped to win back through … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 27:34”

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. 33. trembled very exceedingly ] Isaac’s agitation is expressed in the original with an emphasis which our … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 27:33”

And Isaac his father said unto him, Who [art] thou? And he said, I [am] thy son, thy firstborn Esau. 32. thy son, thy firstborn, Esau ] For this triple emphasis, cf. Gen 22:2. Esau answers, as if he were surprised that Isaac should have asked who he was, or possibly at the agitated manner … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 27:32”

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. 31. Let my father arise ] Cf. 19. The effect of this scene is heightened by the use of almost identical … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 27:31”

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. 30. Jacob was yet out ] These words dramatically represent to us the rapid succession of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 27:30”