Genesis 27:4 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die. ”

Genesis 27:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

- 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...
Genesis 27:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring [it] to me, that I may eat; that my (a) soul may bless thee before I die. (a) The carnal affection he had for his son made him forget what God spo...
Genesis 27:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Genesis 27:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

such as. love. See verses: Genesis 27:27 ; Genesis 27:9 ; Genesis 27:14 and Genesis 25:28 . my soul . myself. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13. bless thee. He must have heard that he was to bles...
Genesis 27:4 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

4. That my soul may bless thee. Wonderfully was the faith of the holy man blended with a foolish and inconsiderate carnal affection. The general principle of faith flourishes in his mind, whe...
Genesis 27:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die. Savory meat - מטעמים matammim, from טעם taam, to taste or relish; how dressed...
Genesis 27:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die. Make me savoury meat х mat`amiym ( H4303 ), or feminine, mat`amo...
Genesis 27:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Genesis 27:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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...
Genesis 27:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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...
Genesis 27:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Rebekah Plans to Cheat Isaac Genesis 27:1-17 This chapter narrates a sad story of the chosen family. Esau is the only character which elicits universal sympathy. Isaac appears to have sunk into...
Genesis 27:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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...
Genesis 27:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

This blessing was the same as that mentioned, Genesis 28:4 .
Genesis 27:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And make me savoury meat, such as I love ,.... For, though he had lost his sight, he had not lost his taste, nor his appetite for savoury food: and bring [it] to me, that I may eat ; this, was enj...
Genesis 27:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring [it] to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die. Ver. 4. That my soul may bless thee before I die. ] The words of dying men...
Genesis 27:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Genesis 27:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Rebekah's Contrivance. B. C. 1760. 1 And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and h...
Genesis 27:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Quest. Why doth he require that he may eat before he bless him? Answ. 1. That being refreshed and delighted therewith, his spirit might be more cheerful, and so the fitter for the giving of t...
Genesis 27:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Blessing of Esau and Jacob ( Genesis 26:34 to Genesis 27:45 ). This passage was recorded in writing because it records the blessings given to Jacob and Esau which were in the nature of a bin...
Genesis 27:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 27:3 . Take some venison.] Heb. Hunt a hunt for me. “What this hunt should be except of the deer or gazelle, does not appear. And hence it is not surprising that kids o...
Genesis 27:4 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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 27:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
Genesis 27:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Genesis 27:1 And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, —according to the generally accepted calculation, in his one hundred and thirty-seventh year. Joseph, having been intr...
Genesis 27:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Isaac Prepares to Bless Esau
Genesis 27:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

that I may eat. that my. Genesis 27:7 Genesis 27:23 Genesis 27:25 Genesis 27:27 Genesis 14:19 Genesis 24:60 Genesis 28:3 Genesis 48:9 Genesis 48:15-20 Genesis 49:28 Leviticus 9:2...

Genesis 27:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Genesis 27:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Genesis 27:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 27:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Genesis 27:4 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 27:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Genesis 27:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Genesis 27:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 27:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Genesis 27:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Genesis 27:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Genesis 27:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Genesis 27:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Genesis 27:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Genesis 27:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Genesis 27:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 27:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Genesis 27:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Genesis 27:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 27:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Genesis 27:4 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Genesis 27:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 27:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Genesis 27:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Genesis 27:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge