GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE GENESIS _ALUN OWEN_ CHAPTER 27 JACOB CHEATS HIS FATHER V1 Isaac was very old. His eyes had become so weak that he could not see. Then he called Esau, who was his older son. Isaac said to Esau, ‘My son!’ And Esau answered, ‘I am here.’ V2 Isaac said, ‘You see that I am old.... [ Continue Reading ]
In ancient times, before a father died, he gave *blessings to his sons. The *blessing to his oldest son was the most important one. It showed clearly that he had the right of the oldest son. So Isaac intended to give his *blessing to Esau. But God had said that the older son would serve the younger... [ Continue Reading ]
This family was in two halves. Isaac loved Esau and Rebekah loved Jacob. (See Genesis 25:28.) Rebekah wanted Jacob to have Isaac’s *blessing. So she cheated and she told Jacob to lie to Isaac. These things were wrong, but God used them. God had chosen Jacob instead of Esau. So God made Rebekah and J... [ Continue Reading ]
Rebekah had many times watched Esau go to Isaac. Isaac was blind. (See verse 1.) And Isaac wanted to be certain who came to him. So he used to feel Esau’s clothes. He used to feel the backs of Esau’s hands. And he used to feel Esau’s neck. Esau’s hands and neck were hairy like a goat’s skin. (See Ge... [ Continue Reading ]
Isaac expected Esau to come to him. But he did not expect Esau to come so soon. To hunt a wild animal takes a long time.... [ Continue Reading ]
Isaac himself had lied. He lied when he called Rebekah his sister. (See Genesis 26:7.) And in these verses, Jacob lies several times to Isaac.... [ Continue Reading ]
Because Isaac was so old, he could not hear clearly. He thought that the voice was Jacob’s voice. But he was not certain. However, he felt the goat’s skin on Jacob’s hands. So he was certain that the hands were hairy. Therefore, he believed that it was Esau. When Jacob came close to Isaac, Isaac sm... [ Continue Reading ]
Dew is water that appears on the ground. It comes out of the air, especially in the morning. The country where Isaac lived, *Canaan, had very little rain for a part of each year. So at that time, dew was very important.... [ Continue Reading ]
‘Let nations bend themselves down in front of you.’ This shows that you are their master. It shows that they give honour to you. And it shows that they are not your enemies. ‘Be a ruler over your brothers.’ This clearly gave the right of the oldest son. Isaac believed that he gave this right to Esa... [ Continue Reading ]
‘I have blessed him. Nobody shall change that.’ When a father gave his *blessing to his son, that *blessing was true. God showed to the father what he should say. Therefore, the father could not change it. V34 When Esau heard his father’s words, he cried with a loud and bitter cry. He said to his f... [ Continue Reading ]
‘Jacob’ means ‘one who cheats’. (See the comment on Genesis 25:26.)... [ Continue Reading ]
(For the meaning of ‘dew’, see the comment on verse 28.)... [ Continue Reading ]
When Jacob came to Isaac, Isaac thought that he was Esau. (See verse 27.) He did not know which of his sons he was blessing. But he did know things that happened very many years later. He knew because God told him. He said to Esau, ‘You shall escape from him.’ This happened when Jehoram was the king... [ Continue Reading ]
Esau expected that Isaac would die very soon. So he decided to wait until after Isaac’s funeral. Then he would kill Jacob. But Isaac lived for many more years. (See the end of the comment on verse 4.)... [ Continue Reading ]
Rebekah was wrong when she said ‘a short time’. Jacob stayed with Laban for 20 years. And after that time, Jacob still did not know whether Esau would accept him.... [ Continue Reading ]
There were two reasons why Jacob went to Haran. • If Jacob did not go, Esau would kill him. That was the reason that was important to Rebekah. • At Haran, Jacob could find a suitable wife. That was the reason that Rebekah told to Isaac. And the second reason was important in God’s plan. BLESSING... [ Continue Reading ]