Genesis 27:2-23 NIV

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 27:9

Go now to the flock ,.... To the flock he had the care of, and that immediately, for the case required haste: and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats ; two young kids that were fat, as Jonathan and Ben Melech interpret it; and, though two may seem to be too much to be dressed for Isaac only; it may be observed, that Rebekah intended only to take out some of the choicest and most tender and delicate parts of them, and which would best suit her purpose, and which she would make... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 27:10

And thou shall bring it to thy father ,.... For venison; and as if he was Esau that brought it: that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death ; to whom she knew by the divine oracle the blessing belonged, Genesis 25:23 , as well as by virtue of the sale of the birthright to him by his brother, Genesis 25:33 , and through Esau's forfeiting of it by marrying with the Canaanites, Genesis 26:34 ; in these her sentiments she was right, but wrong in the ways and means... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 27:11

And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother ,.... Being timorous lest he should do an ill thing, and be accounted a deceiver, and bring a curse upon himself: behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man ; covered all over with hair; as with a hairy garment; so he was born, and so he continued, and no doubt his hair increased, Genesis 25:25 , and I am a smooth man : without hair, excepting in those parts where it is common for all men to have it. read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 27:12

My father peradventure will feel me ,.... For, though he could not see him, and so discern whether he had any hair or no on him, yet, suspecting him by his voice, he might call him to him to feel him, as he did; for Jacob understood his mother right, that he was to represent his brother Esau in the transaction of this affair: and I shall seem to him as a deceiver ; one that imposes upon another and causes him to err, leads him to say or do wrong things: and not only appear as one, but be... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 27:13

And his mother said unto him, upon me be thy curse, my son ,.... That is, if thy father should curse thee, which I am well assured he will not, let the curse, be what it will, fall upon me, and not on thee; I shall bear the blame and the punishment: this she said in the strong faith of the divine oracle, being fully persuaded her scheme would succeed, and that Jacob would have the blessing, and therefore she feared no curse falling upon her or her son; and this she said to encourage him:... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 27:14

And he went and fetched and brought them to his mother ,.... Being satisfied with what his mother had said, he went to the field where the flock was, and took out of it two young kids, and brought them to his mother; and thus far he did right to obey her commands: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his father loved ; by picking out proper pieces, and seasoning them well, it was as grateful to him as if it had really been venison, such as he loved. read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 27:15

And Rebekah took goodly garments of her eldest son Esau ,.... Or "desirable" F17 החמדת "desideratissimis", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator. ones, exceeding good ones: which were with her in the house ; which she had the care and keeping of, and were wore only on particular occasions: some think these were priestly garments, which belonged to him as the firstborn, and were not in the keeping of his wives, being idolaters, but in his mother's keeping; which is not very... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 27:16

And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands ,.... Upon both his hands, and the whole of them that was bare, that he might appear to be like Esau: and upon the smooth of his neck ; which in Esau was covered with hair as his hands; and Hiscuni, a Jewish writer F19 Apud Drusium in loc. , observes, that the skins of goats are rough, and like the skin of a hairy man; and so Bochart F20 Hierozoic. par. 1. l. 2. c. 51. col. 626. remarks, that goats' hair in the... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 27:17

And she gave the savoury meat ,.... Seasoned and dressed in such a manner as might be taken for venison: and the bread which she had prepared to eat with it: into the hand of her son Jacob ; the dish of meat in one hand, and the bread in the other. read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 27:18

And he came unto his father ,.... Into the tent and apartment where he was: and said, my father ; to try whether he was awake, and to let him know that he was come, since he could not see him: and he said, here am I ; what hast thou to say to me? who art thou, my son ? for, from the voice and the quick dispatch made, he suspected it was not his son Esau. read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 27:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 27:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 27:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 27:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 27:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 27:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 27:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 27:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 27:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 27:18

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