Bible Commentary

And Jacob said unto his father, I [am] Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou biddest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me. 19. And Jacob said ] Jacob’s reply combines ( a) a statement of direct falsehood and ( b) a specious … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 27:19”

And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here [am] I; who [art] thou, my son? 18. who art thou, my son ] These words indicate the state of blindness of Isaac. The element of doubt arises from an imperfect recognition of the voice. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 27:18”

And she gave the savory meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob. And she gave the savoury meat,…. Seasoned and dressed in such a manner as might be taken for venison: and the bread which she had prepared to eat with it, into the hand of her … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 27:17”

And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck: 16. the skins of the kids ] An extraordinary comment upon the description of Esau as “a hairy man” (Gen 25:25). Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Upon the two naked parts … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 27:16”

And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which [were] with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son: 15. the goodly raiment ] “Goodly,” lit. “choice,” “desirable.” By this is meant the clothes worn by Esau on festivals and solemn occasions. Their odour was familiar, Gen 27:27. It … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 27:15”

And he went, and fetched, and brought [them] to his mother: and his mother made savory meat, such as his father loved. Gen 27:14-24 And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother Rebekahs cunning plot accepted and carried out by Jacob I. REVEALS SOME QUALITIES OF JACOBS CHARACTER. 1. He was a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 27:14”

And his mother said unto him, Upon me [be] thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me [them]. 13. thy curse ] i.e. “the penalty pronounced upon thee.” Rebekah is prepared to take upon herself the evil consequences. Absorbed in her plan, she will not waste time upon the consideration of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 27:13”

My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing. 12. will feel me ] Isaac’s sight was no longer good enough to distinguish between his sons; but the sense of touch would remove all doubt. a deceiver … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 27:12”

And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother [is] a hairy man, and I [am] a smooth man: 11. And Jacob said, &c.] Jacob objects to the proposal, not because of its deceitfulness, but because of the risk of detection. a hairy man ] See Gen 25:25 (E). Fuente: The Cambridge Bible … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 27:11”

And thou shalt bring [it] to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death. And thou shall bring [it] to thy father,…. For venison; and as if he was Esau that brought it: that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death; to whom … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 27:10”