“ And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son. ”
- Isaac Blessing His Sons The 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...
At his Mother's Instigation, Jacob Cheats Esau of his Father's Blessing. Probably compiled from J and E. Since both presuppose it later, both must have told the story. There are doublets which po...
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...
26. Come near now, and kiss me. We know that the practice of kissing was then in use, which many nations retain to this day. Profane men, however, may say, that it is ludicrous for an old man...
And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.
Come near now, and kiss me— Many suppose this to have been another way, by which Isaac wished to satisfy himself that it was his son Esau; but it appears to have been a merely natural expression of...
And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son? He came unto his father. The scheme planned by the mother was to be executed by the son in the...
Jacob by Subtilty obtains the Blessing Urged on by his mother, Jacob attempts by unworthy means to secure the blessing of the firstborn with all the privileges it involved. But the wrongdoing of t...
EXCURSUS G: UPON THE CHRONOLOGY OF JACOB’S LIFE ( Genesis 27 ) The elaborate calculations of Lightfoot, and most Jewish and Christian commentators, intended to show that when Jacob set out upon hi...
JACOB'S FRAUD Genesis 27:1-46 "The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever."- Psalms 33:11 THERE are some families whose miserable existence is almost entirely made up of malicious plottings a...
Jacob Gets Esau's Blessing Genesis 27:18-29 It is better not to attempt to justify Jacob in this act of treachery; but we may learn the deep and helpful lesson, that if God were able to make a...
From this point the history passes to center largely around Jacob. At the beginning, four persons stand out: Isaac, Rebekah, Esau, and Jacob, and not one of them is admirable. Isaac is even more dege...
Son_2:13; Son_4:12-13; Son_7:11-12. These scriptures prove the spirituality carried on through the whole of this transaction.
And his father Isaac said unto him ,.... After he had eat and drank, and the repast was over, and all were took away: come near now, and kiss me, my son ; which was desired either out of affection...
And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son. Ver. 26. Come near now, and kiss me, my son. ] Kissing is a symbol of sweetest love: and those that "love out of a pure hear...
JACOB DECEIVES HIS FATHER In spite of Esau's wrong marriages, and in spite of God's word that Isaac's older son would serve the younger (ch.25:23). Isaac was ready to confer his chief blessing on...
The Fraud of Jacob. B. C. 1760. 18 And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and...
Which he did, either that he might more fully satisfy himself concerning the person, or rather as a mark of that special favour and affection wherewith he bestowing the blessing. Compare Genesis 48...
‘And he said, “Bring it near to me and I will eat of my son's venison that my soul may bless you.” And he brought it near to him, and he ate, and he brought him wine, and he drank.' Now he calls on...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 27:27 . And blessed him.] The blessing ( Genesis 27:27-29 ) is in the form of poetic parallelism.— Genesis 27:28 . The dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth. ] I...
Genesis 27:1-4 . And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behol...
Genesis 27:1 . Isaac was old; in the hundred and thirty-seventh year of his age, the very year in which his brother Ishmael died. Jacob and Esau were also in their seventy-seventh year; but Isaac...
God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine Isaac blessing Jacob I. WITH TEMPORAL BLESSINGS. 1. A fertile soil. 2. Abundance of provision...
EXPOSITION Genesis 27:15 And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau ,—literally, the robes of Esau her son the elder—the desirable , i.e. the handsome ones. The בֶּגֶד was a...
Isaac Blesses Jacob
Genesis 27:26