Come: Psalms 73:28; Isaiah 57:19; James 4:8
may feel: Genesis 27:12
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Genesis 27:21
Genesis 27:21
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Genesis 27 — OverviewGenesis 27 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleIn this chapter we return to the typical story of the struggle between
Esau and Jacob. Esau had profanely sold the birthright to Jacob; but
Esau hopes he shall be never the poorer, nor Jacob the richer, for that…Genesis 27 — OverviewGenesis 27 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeGenesis 27:1, Isaac sends Esau for venison; Genesis 27:6, Rebekah instructs Jacob to obtain the blessing; Genesis 27:14, Jacob, feigning to be Esau, obtains it; Genesis 27:30, Esau brings venison; Genesis 27:33, Isaac…Genesis 27 — OverviewGenesis 27 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleIn this chapter we are informed, that Isaac, being old and dim sighted, sent for Esau to get him venison, that he might eat of it, and bless him before he died, Ge 27:1; that Rebekah hearing of this formed a scheme for…Genesis 27:15-29Genesis 27:15-29 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITIONGenesis 27:15-29Genesis 27:15-29 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe stolen blessing: a domestic drama.-2. Isaac and Jacob, or the successful stratagem.
I. JACOB'S DECEPTION OF ISAAC. Jacob's impersonation of Esau was—
1. Deftly prepared. The ingenious Rebekah, having dressed him…Genesis 27:18-29Genesis 27:18-29 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleObserve here, I. The art and assurance with which Jacob managed this
intrigue. Who would have thought that this plain man could have played
his part so well in a design of this nature? His mother having put him…