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
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 27:6-17
Rebekah is here contriving to procure for Jacob the blessing which was designed for Esau; and here, I. The end was good, for she was directed in this intention by the oracle of God, by which she had been governed in dispensing her affections. God had said it should be so, that the elder should serve the younger; and therefore Rebekah resolves it shall be so, and cannot bear to see her husband designing to thwart the oracle of God. But, II. The means were bad, and no way justifiable. If it was... read more