Genesis 27:26-45

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 27:15-29

The stolen blessing: a domestic drama.-2. Isaac and Jacob, or the successful stratagem. I. JACOB 'S DECEPTION OF ISAAC . Jacob's impersonation of Esau was— 1. Deftly prepared . The ingenious Rebekah, having dressed him in the fragrant festal robes of the princely hunter, covered his smooth skin with the soft, silky hide of the camel-goat, and put into his hand the simulated dainty dish which she had cooked. It is a melancholy thing when either woman's wit or man's... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 27:24-26

And he said (showing that a feeling of uneasy suspicion yet lingered in his mind), Art thou my very son Esau ? Luther wonders how Jacob was able to brazen it out; adding, " I should probably have run away in terror, and let the dish fall;" but, instead of that, he added one more lie to those which had preceded, saying with undisturbed composure, I am —equivalent to an English yes; upon which the blind old patriarch requested that the proffered dainties might be set before him. Having... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 27:27

And he came near, and kissed him . Originally the act of kissing had a symbolical character. Here it is a sign of affection between a parent and a child; in Genesis 29:13 between relatives. It was also a token of friendship (Tobit 7:6; 10:12; 2 Samuel 20:9 ; Matthew 26:48 ; Luke 7:45 ; Luke 15:20 ; Acts 20:37 ). The kissing of princes was a symbol of homage ( 1 Samuel 10:1 ; Psalms 2:12 ; Xenoph; 'Cyrop.,' 7. 5, 32). With the Persians it was a mark of honor (Xenoph;... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 27:28

Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven ,—literally, and the Elohim will give thee , with an optative sense; i . e . and may the—Elohim give thee! The occurrence of הָאֱלֹהִים in what is usually assigned to the Jehovist (Tuch, Bleek, Davidson) is not to be explained as a special Jehovistic formula (Colenso), or as a remnant of the fundamental Elohistic writing (Kalisch), or as indicating that the personal God, and not Jehovah, the God of the covenant, was the source of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 27:29

Let people serve thee (literally, and will serve thee , peoples; at once a prayer and a prophecy; fulfilled in the political subjection of the Moabites, Ammonites, Syrians, Philistines, and Edomites by David; the thought being repeated in the next clause), and nations bow down to thee (in expression of their homage): be lord over thy brethren ,—literally, be a lord (from the idea of power; found only here and in Genesis 27:37 ) to thy brethren . Imminence among his kindred as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 27:30

And it came to pass (literally, and it was), as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out —literally, and it was ( sc . as soon as, or when) Jacob only going forth had gone; i . e . had just gone out (Ewald, Keil), rather than was in the act of coming out (Murphy), since the narrative implies that the brothers did not meet on this occasion— from the presence of Isaac his father, that (literally, and) Esau his brother came in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 27:30-40

The stolen blessing: a domestic drama.-3. Isaac and Esau, or the hunter's lamentation. I. Isaac's STARTLING DISCOVERY . 1. Unexpectedly made . The return of Esau from the hunting-field with a dish of venison was a sudden and most unpleasant revelation to the aged patriarch, showing that in some inexplicable manner he had been out-maneuvered, and, as it were, constrained against his will to bestow the blessing upon Jacob. So in common life it is not infrequently seen that the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 27:31

And he also had made savory meat ( vide Genesis 27:4 ), and brought it unto his father, and said unto him, Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison— compared with Jacob's exhortation to his aged parent ( Genesis 27:19 ), the language of Esau has, if anything, more affection in its tones— that thy soul may bless me . Esau was at this time a man of mature age, being either fifty-seven or seventy-seven years old, and must have been acquainted with the heavenly oracle ( ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 27:32

And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou ? The language indicates the patriarch's surprise. And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn Esau. The emphatic tone of Esau's answer may have been dictated by a suspicion, already awakened by Isaac's question, that all was not right (Inglis). Esau's claim to be regarded as Isaac's firstborn, after having bartered away his birthright, is considered by some to be unwarranted (Wordsworth); but it is doubtful if Esau attached the importance to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 27:33

And Isaac trembled very exceedingly ,—literally, feared a great fear , to a great degree; shuddered in great terror above measure (Lange). The renderings ἐξέστη δὲ Ἰσαάκ ἔκστασιν μεγάλην σφόδρα ( LXX .), Expavit stupors, et ultra quam credi potest admirans (Vulgate), "wondered with an exceedingly great admiration" (Onkelos), emphasize the patriarch's astonishment, the first even suggesting the idea of a trance or supernatural elevation of the prophetic consciousness;... read more

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