[27] And he came near, and
kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and
said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD
hath blessed: [28] Therefore God give
thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of
corn and wine: [29] Let people serve
thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let
thy mother's sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee,
and blessed be he that blesseth thee. [30]
And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob,
and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father,
that Esau his brother came in from his hunting. [31]
And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and
said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison,
that thy soul may bless me. [32] And
Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son,
thy firstborn Esau.
He kissed him; in token of particular affection to him.
Those that are blessed of God are kissed with the kisses of his mouth,
and they do by love and loyalty kiss the son, Psalms 2:12. 2. He praised
him. Upon occasion of the sweet smell of his garments he said, See the
smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the Lord hath blessed
- That is, like that of the most fragrant flowers and spices. Three things
Jacob is here blessed with,
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Plenty, Genesis 27:28.Heaven and earth concurring to make
him rich.
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Power, Genesis 27:29. Particularly dominion over his brethren,viz.
Esau and his posterity.
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Prevalency with God, and a great interest in heaven, Cursed
be every one that curseth thee - Let God be a friend to all thy friends,
and an enemy to all thine enemies. Now, certainly more is comprised in
this blessing than appears at first; it must amount to an entail of the
promise of the Messiah: that was in the patriarchal dialect the blessing;
something spiritual doubtless is included in it. First, That from him should
come the Messiah, that should have a sovereign dominion on earth. See Numbers
24:19.Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, the star and
scepter, Numbers 24:17.Jacob's dominion over Esau was to be only typical
of this, Genesis 49:10.Secondly, That from him should come the church that
should be particularly owned and favoured by Heaven. It was part of the
blessing of Abraham when he was first called to be the father of the faithful,
Genesis 12:3.I will bless them that bless thee; therefore when Isaac afterwards
confirmed the blessing to Jacob, he called it the blessing of Abraham,
Genesis 28:4.
[33] And Isaac trembled very
exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath taken venison, and brought
it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him?
yea, and he shall be blessed. [34]
And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and
exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also,
O my father. [35] And he said, Thy
brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing. [36]
And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these
two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away
my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?
[37] And Isaac answered and said unto Esau,
Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to
him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what
shall I do now unto thee, my son? [38]
And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless
me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.
Isaac trembled exceedingly - Those that follow the choice
of their own affections rather than the dictates of the Divine will, involve
themselves in such perplexities as these. But he soon recovers himself,
and ratifies the blessing he had given to Jacob, I have blessed him, and
he shall be blessed - He might have recalled it, but now at last he is
sensible he was in an error when he designed it for Esau. Either recollecting
the Divine oracle, or having found himself more than ordinarily filled
with the Holy Ghost when he gave the blessing to Jacob, he perceived that
God did as it were say Amen to it.
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