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
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