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Genesis 27:15-29
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 27:15-29
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Matthew Henry on Genesis 27:6-17Genesis 27:6-17 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryRebekah knew that the blessing was intended for Jacob, and expected he would have it. But she wronged Isaac by putting a cheat on him; she wronged Jacob by tempting him to wickedness. She put a stumbling-block in Esau's…Matthew Henry on Genesis 27:6-17Genesis 27:6-17 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleRebekah is here contriving to procure for Jacob the blessing which was designed for Esau; and here, I. The end was good, for she was directed in this intention by the oracle of God, by which she had been governed in dis…The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 27:15Genesis 27:15 · The Pulpit CommentaryAnd Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau,—literally, the robes of Esau her son the elder—the desirable, i.e. the handsome ones. The בֶּגֶד was an outer garment worn by the Oriental (Genesis 39:12, Genesis…The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 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 in…
commentaryMatthew Henry on Genesis 27:6-17Rebekah knew that the blessing was intended for Jacob, and expected he would have it. But she wronged Isaac by putting a cheat on him; she wronged Jacob by tempting him to wickedness. She put a stumbling-block in Esau's…Matthew HenrycommentaryMatthew Henry on Genesis 27:6-17Rebekah is here contriving to procure for Jacob the blessing which was designed for Esau; and here, I. The end was good, for she was directed in this intention by the oracle of God, by which she had been governed in dis…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 27:15-29The 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 in…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 27:15And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau,—literally, the robes of Esau her son the elder—the desirable, i.e. the handsome ones. The בֶּגֶד was an outer garment worn by the Oriental (Genesis 39:12, Genesis…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 27:16And she put the skins of the kids of the goats—not European, but Oriental camel-goats, whose wool is black, silky, of a much finer texture than that of the former, and sometimes used as a substitute for human hair (cf.…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 27:17And she gave the savory meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob—who forthwith proceeded on his unholy errand.Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Genesis 27:18-29Jacob, with some difficulty, gained his point, and got the blessing. This blessing is in very general terms. No mention is made of the distinguishing mercies in the covenant with Abraham. This might be owing to Isaac ha…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Fraud of Jacob. (b. c. 1760.)THE FRAUD OF JACOB. (B. C. 1760.) Observe 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?…Matthew Henry