Genesis 27:39-41 ESV

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 27:39

And Isaac his father (moved by the tearful earnestness of Esau) answered and said unto him ,—still speaking under inspiration, though it is doubtful whether what he spoke was a real, or only an apparent, blessing—( vide infra ) — Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above . Literally, from ( מִן ) the fatnesses (or fat places) of the earth , and from the dew of area; a substantial repetition of the temporal blessing... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 27:40

And by thy sword shalt thou live ,—literally, upon thy sword shalt thou be, i . e . thy maintenance shall depend on thy sword; a prediction that Esau's descendants should be a warlike and tumultuous people of predatory habits (cf. Josephus, B . 1; 4. 4)— and shalt serve thy brother;— a prediction afterwards fulfilled (of. 1 Samuel 14:47 ; 2 Samuel 8:14 ; 1 Kings 11:16 ; 2 Kings 14:7-10 ; 2 Chronicles 20:22-25 )—and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 27:41

And Esau hated Jacob —a proof that he was not penitent, however disappointed and remorseful (cf. Obadiah 1:10 , Obadiah 1:11 ; 1 John 3:12 , 1 John 3:15 )— because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him :—notwithstanding the fact that he too had received an appropriate benediction; a display of envy as well as wrath, another proof of his ungracious character ( Galatians 5:21 ; James 4:5 )— and Esau said in his heart,— i.e. secretly resolved, though afterwards he... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 27:41-46

The stolen blessing: a domestic drama.-4. Rebekah and Esau, or fratricide frustrated. I. THE MURDEROUS DESIGN OF ESAU . 1. The ostensible reason . "Because of the blessing wherewith his father had blessed Jacob." No argument can justify willful and deliberate homicide; least of all an excuse so lame and feeble as that of Esau. The blessing Jacob had obtained was one which he himself had formerly despised and practically sold; If Jacob had been guilty of stealing it from... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 27:1-46

- Isaac Blessing His SonsThe life of Isaac falls into three periods. During the first seventy-five years he is contemporary with his father. For sixty-one years more his son Jacob remains under the paternal roof. The remaining forty-four years are passed in the retirement of old age. The chapter before us narrates the last solemn acts of the middle period of his life.Genesis 27:1-4Isaac was old. - Joseph was in his thirtieth year when he stood before Pharaoh, and therefore thirty-nine when... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 27:39

Genesis 27:39. The fatness of the earth Mount Seir, the heritage of Esau, was a fertile place, refreshed with dews and showers. By thy sword shalt thou live That is, thou shalt be warlike, and live upon spoil. This was remarkably fulfilled both in Esau himself, and his posterity. He was a cunning hunter, a man of the field, and his descendants got possession of mount Seir by force and violence, expelling thence the Horites, the former inhabitants, Deuteronomy 2:22. They were almost... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 27:41-42

Genesis 27:41-42 . Esau said in his heart What he afterward uttered in words, The days of mourning for my father are at hand According to the course of nature. Isaac, however, lived forty-four years after this. Thy brother doth comfort himself With thoughts of revenge, (which is sweet to all enraged mind,) and with hopes of recovering his birthright. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 27:1-46

Jacob receives Isaac’s blessing (26:34-28:9)The custom in ancient times was for the father of the household to confirm the birthright on his firstborn son by giving his special blessing just before he died. People considered this blessing to be more than just a promise; they saw it as a prophecy that carried God’s favour. Isaac knew that God’s will was for Jacob, not Esau, to receive the firstborn’s blessing (see 25:23). Yet he was determined to give the blessing to Esau, even though Esau, by... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 27:39

the fatness of the earth, and of. Hebrew of the fatness, &c. The "of", which is omitted in the first clause, is the preposition, which means "from". Revised Version margin away from. Compare Isaiah 22:3 .Jeremiah 48:33 .Lamentations 4:9 . Should be "Far from the fatness of the earth shall be thy dwelling, and far from the dew of the heavens, "&c. Jacob had already received the blessing "of" the fatness of the earth or the land (Genesis 27:28 ). Esau's was to be far from it, in the... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 27:30-40

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 27:39

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 27:40

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 27:41

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 27:41-46

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 27:1-46

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 27:39

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 27:41-42

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 27:1-46

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 27:39

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