Genesis 27:1-30 NIV

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 27:8

8. Obey my voice Rebekah heard (Genesis 27:5) and spake (Genesis 27:6) on the subject pending with Isaac, for she, too, had a divine relation to the covenant blessing . And when she saw Isaac’s determination to go counter to what she knew to be the divine word, she has no hesitation in seeking to thwart his purpose . read more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 27:9

9. Go now to the flock Isaac had said to Esau: “Go out to the field . ” Genesis 27:3. The flock was nearer at hand . Two good kids A bountiful meal is provided . One kid would have been more than sufficient for Isaac, but the two made the feast a sort of covenant meal, and somewhat of the nature of a sacrifice on the part of him who was to receive the blessing. I will make them savoury meat Rebekah knows how to cook and season kids that Isaac will not distinguish them from the game of... read more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 27:12

12. I shall seem to him as a deceiver Jacob is cautious and far-sighted; but his words show that he shrinks not from the proposed deception from a feeling that it would be wrong, but only from a fear of detection and a curse. Rebekah has no fear in this regard. Even if detected, she is willing to risk any curse likely to come from one who deliberately attempts to subvert prophecy. She looks at the end to be attained, and scruples not at the means to attain it. read more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 27:15

15. Goodly raiment The costly festive robes of Esau . According to a rabbinical tradition the eldest son, in patriarchal times, had a priestly garment which he always put on when offering sacrifice, and this robe the rabbins suppose to have been the priestly robe . read more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 27:16

16. Skins of the kids The hair of certain Oriental goats is said to resemble human hair, and Martial (Epig . 12:45) speaks of kid skin “covering the temples and crown of a bare scalp . ” read more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 27:20

20. The Lord thy God brought it to me The bold and daring way in which Jacob utters his falsehoods here, and this use of the name Jehovah, is amazing . Isaac seems to have detected Jacob’s voice, and he became suspicious . But he probably mistrusted his own hearing as he did his eyesight . “The scene of the fraud,” says Kalisch, “is described with a psychological skill which rivets the interest, and excites the admiration of the reader . ” read more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 27:22

22. Hands of Esau Isaac’s words are, literally: The voice is voice of Jacob, and the two hands hands of Esau . The old man is dubious; there is something about it inexplicable . So he proceeds to bless him; not, however, without asking him once more, 24 . Art thou my very son Esau Hebrews, Thou this my son Esau? With an obduracy and boldness unparalleled the supplanter says, I am. read more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 27:27

27. Kissed him With something of the nature of a Judas kiss . “But it is altogether a mistake to suppose, with Tuch, that Isaac demanded a kiss, in order thereby to distinguish the shepherd, who would smell of the flock, from the huntsman, who would smell of the field . After Isaac had partaken of the meal he has given up all distrust . The kiss is only the expression of paternal love, excited by having partaken of the savoury dish; it is the acme of his now overflowing emotions and the... read more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 27:28

28. Dew of heaven Of the greatest importance to the fruitfulness of a land like Palestine . Comp . Genesis 49:25; Deuteronomy 33:13; Deuteronomy 33:28; Hosea 14:6. Fatness of the earth The fat portions of the land, or most fertile districts . Thus Isaac wills to this son the more desirable portions of the land of promise . Corn and wine Representatives of the income of the fields . read more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 27:29

29. People… nations Peoples and tribes of peoples . Be lord This was fulfilled in the days of David, when the Edomites were subjected to Israel. 2 Samuel 8:14. Thy mother’s sons This expression seems to carry with it a sense of putting Jacob, his mother’s favourite son, (Genesis 25:28,) in subjection to Esau . Cursed… blessed See Genesis 12:3. “Isaac does not pronounce on Jacob that emphatic spiritual blessing which God himself had assured to Abraham twice (Genesis 12:3; Genesis... read more

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 27:8

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 27:9

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 27:12

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 27:15

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 27:16

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 27:20

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 27:22

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 27:27

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 27:28

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 27:29

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