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Genesis 27:30-40
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 27:30-40
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Matthew Henry on Genesis 27:30-40Genesis 27:30-40 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryWhen Esau understood that Jacob had got the blessing, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry. The day is coming, when those that now make light of the blessings of the covenant, and sell their title to spiritual…The Blessing Pronounced on Jacob and Esau. (b. c. 1760.)Genesis 27:30-40 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleTHE BLESSING PRONOUNCED ON JACOB AND ESAU. (B. C. 1760.) Here is, I. The covenant-blessing denied to Esau. He that made so light of the birthright would now have inherited the blessing, but he was rejected, and found no…The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 27:30Genesis 27:30 · The Pulpit CommentaryAnd it came to pass (literally, and it was), as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out—literally, and it was (sc. as soon as, or when) Jacob only going forth had gone; i.e. ha…The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 27:30-40Genesis 27:30-40 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe stolen blessing: a domestic drama.-3. Isaac and Esau, or the hunter's lamentation. I. Isaac's STARTLING DISCOVERY. 1. Unexpectedly made. The return of Esau from the hunting-field with a dish of venison was a sudden…
commentaryMatthew Henry on Genesis 27:30-40When Esau understood that Jacob had got the blessing, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry. The day is coming, when those that now make light of the blessings of the covenant, and sell their title to spiritual…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Blessing Pronounced on Jacob and Esau. (b. c. 1760.)THE BLESSING PRONOUNCED ON JACOB AND ESAU. (B. C. 1760.) Here is, I. The covenant-blessing denied to Esau. He that made so light of the birthright would now have inherited the blessing, but he was rejected, and found no…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 27:30-40The stolen blessing: a domestic drama.-3. Isaac and Esau, or the hunter's lamentation. I. Isaac's STARTLING DISCOVERY. 1. Unexpectedly made. The return of Esau from the hunting-field with a dish of venison was a sudden…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 27:30And it came to pass (literally, and it was), as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out—literally, and it was (sc. as soon as, or when) Jacob only going forth had gone; i.e. ha…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 27:31And he also had made savory meat (vide Genesis 27:4), and brought it unto his father, and said unto him, Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison—compared with Jacob's exhortation to his aged parent (Genesis 27…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 27:32And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? The language indicates the patriarch's surprise. And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn Esau. The emphatic tone of Esau's answer may have been dictated by a suspicion,…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 27:33And Isaac trembled very exceedingly,—literally, feared a great fear, to a great degree; shuddered in great terror above measure (Lange). The renderings ἐξέστη δὲ Ἰσαάκ ἔκστασιν μεγάλην σφόδρα (LXX.), Expavit st…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 27:33Jacob's deceit, Esau supplanted. In this familiar narrative the following points may be distinguished:— I. ISAAC'S ERROR—connecting a solemn blessing with mere gratification of the senses, neglect of the Divine word, fa…Joseph S. Exell and contributors