And Isaac said unto his son, How [is] it that thou hast found [it] so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the LORD thy God brought [it] to me.
20. How is it quickly ] Isaac’s question implies a second shadow of doubt. This time it arises not from the voice, but from the disquieting thought of the extraordinary rapidity of the huntsman’s good fortune.
Because the Lord thy God ] Jacob takes a third step in deceitfulness. To the lie and the vaunt of Gen 27:19 he now adds the profanity of claiming the Divine assistance. But, at least, he says “the Lord thy God”: his conscience does not quite permit him to say “the Lord my God.”
sent me good speed ] Lit. “caused it opportunely to come into my presence,” the same word as in Gen 24:12. Lat. voluntas Dei fuit ut cito occurreret mihi quod volebam. The reference to the Divine Name adds to the deceit a taint of pious hypocrisy.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
And Isaac said unto his son,…. Supposing him to be Esau:
how [is it] that thou hast found [it] so quickly, my son? that is, the venison; that he had met with it so soon in, the field, and got it dressed and ready in so short a time, which was not common, and seemed to be too little for doing all this in it, and so still created some suspicion of deceit:
and he said, because the Lord thy God brought [it] to me; which was another falsehood; for it was not the Lord, but his mother brought it to him: and this seems to be the most marvellous of all, that so good a man should dare to bring the name of the Lord God into this affair; indeed he does not say the Lord my God, or our God, but thy God; which some think was done on purpose, the more to cover the deceit, because they suppose that Esau, whom Jacob impersonated, was an idolater, but this is not so evident; rather it looks as if Jacob had not the confidence to call the Lord his God with a lie in his mouth.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(20) Because the Lord thy God brought it to me.Jacob does not keep up his acting well here, for it was not in accordance with Esaus character to see anything providential in his success in hunting. This may have helped to arouse Isaacs suspicions, who immediately proceeds to examine him.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
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 . ”
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Gen 27:20 And Isaac said unto his son, How [is it] that thou hast found [it] so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the LORD thy God brought [it] to me.
Ver. 20. How is it that thou hast found it so quickly? ] A man may very well ask our common Protestants this question concerning the faith they so much boast of, but came by it too quickly to be fight. They were never yet in the furnace of mortification, – felt the spirit of bondage, the terrors of God in their consciences. Their faith is like Jonah’s gourd, that grew up in a night; or a bullet in a mould, that is made in a moment. Let ours be like the water of Bethlehem, much longed for, and hardly come by, &c. 2Sa 23:15
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Because: Exo 20:7, Job 13:7
to me: Heb. before me
Reciprocal: 1Sa 21:2 – The king 1Sa 27:10 – And David Heb 7:7 – the less
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Gen 27:20. The Lord thy God brought it to me Is this Jacob? It is certainly written not for our imitation, but our admonition. Here we see how one lie draws on another. Let him that standeth, take heed lest he fall.
Now let us see how Isaac gave Jacob his blessing.