25“Serve me,” said Isaac, “and let me eat some of my son’s game, so that I may bless you.”
Jacob brought it to him, and he ate; then he brought him wine, and he drank.
26Then his father Isaac said to him, “Please come near and kiss me, my son.”
27So he came near and kissed him. When Isaac smelled his clothing, he blessed him and said:
“Ah, the smell of my son
is like the smell of a field
that the LORD has blessed.
28May God give to you the dew of heaven
and the richness of the earth—
an abundance of grain and new wine.
29May peoples serve you
and nations bow down to you.
May you be the master of your brothers,
and may the sons of your mother bow down to you.
May those who curse you be cursed,
and those who bless you be blessed.”
Jacob lied and his deception succeeded!
The blessing from Isaac gave the legal right to whoever received it, Esau or Jacob to pass it down to their descendant.
The words of the blessing echoed some of the words of God’s blessing on Abraham.
But it wasn’t the words Issac said to Jacob that blessed him, it was Gods blessing of the Promise to Abraham and his descendants. Specifically God chose Jacob,
Genesis 25:23 (ESV)
23 And the Lord said to her,
“Two nations are in your womb,
and two peoples from within you shall be divided;
the one shall be stronger than the other,
the older shall serve the younger.”
Jacob didn’t need to trick Issac to steal Esau’s blessing and Issac didn’t need to subvert Gods will on which son received blessing.
They both just needed to rely on the Lord and His promises!
Remember the phrase, promises, promises?
“promises, promises used to indicate that the speaker is sceptical about someone's stated intention to do something.”
Do we rely on the Lord for the promises He made to us?
Blessings, David
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