genesis-27:21-26

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 27:20-21

And Isaac (still dissatisfied, but still resolving to proceed with caution) said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? Giving expression to a natural surprise at the speedy success which had attended Esau's hunting expedition; an interrogation to which Jacob replied With daring boldness (Murphy), with consummate effrontery (Bush), not without perjury (Calvin), and even with reckless blasphemy (Kalisch, Alford). And he said, Because the Lord thy God brought it... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 27:22-23

And Jacob (with a boldness worthy of a better cause) went near unto Isaac his father; and he ( i . e . Isaac) felt him ( i . e . Jacob), and said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but (literally, and) the hands are the hands of Esau. And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands: so he blessed him . Isaac must either have forgotten the heavenly oracle which announced the destinies of his sons at their birth, and distinctly accorded the... 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

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 27:21

Genesis 27:21. Come near, that I may feel thee He had some suspicion from his voice, and too quick return, that it was not Esau. 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 27:25

wine = Hebrew. yayin. See App-27 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 27:26

now. Not an adverb of time, but an expletive in command, emphasising the solemnity of the command. It must have been at this point that Isaac's faith overcame "the will of the flesh", and made him resolve to bless Jacob, in spite of it. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 27:18-29

"And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son? And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy first born; I have done according as thou badest me; arise, I pray thee and sit, and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me. And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because Jehovah thy God sent me good speed. And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son,... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 27:15-29

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 27:20-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 27:22-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 27:24-26

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

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 27:21

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 27:1-46

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 27:25

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 27:26

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 27:18-29

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