The Biblical Illustrator - Genesis 27:1-2
Genesis 27:1-2Isaac was old and his eyes were dimIsaac in the near prospect of deathI.HE HAS WARNINGS OF HIS APPROACHING END. 1. His advanced age. 2. Signs of weakness and decay. II. HE SETS IN ORDER HIS WORLDLY AFFAIRS. 1. Duties prompted by the social affections. 2. Duties regarding the settlement of inheritance and property. (T. H.Leale.)Isaac’s preparation for death1. His longing for the performance of Esau’s filial kindness as for a last time. (1) Esau was his favourite son; not on account... read more
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 27:1-46
Genesis 27:1. Isaac was old; in the hundred and thirty-seventh year of his age, the very year in which his brother Ishmael died. Jacob and Esau were also in their seventy-seventh year; but Isaac lived, though blind, about forty-two years after he had blessed Jacob. Genesis 27:3. Take thy bow. Providence here seems to have given Jacob an opportunity in this mysterious transaction to obtain the blessing. God having promised Isaac the blessing, the reprehensible step was the means employed... read more