Genesis 27:27-40
Summary for Gen 27:30-40: 27:30-40 a In scene four, everything is discovered, and the family becomes even more divided.27:33 b When he realized what had happened, Isaac began to tremble uncontrollably; he had been tampering with God’s plan, and God had overruled him.
Summary for Gen 27:34-35: 27:34-35 c Esau was very bitter, and angry enough to kill (27:41 d).
27:36 e Esau began to realize Jacob’s true nature, saying he has cheated me (or tripped me up, or deceived me) twice, by taking the birthright (the right of inheritance, Hebrew bekorah; 25:27-34 f) and by deceiving their father to receive the blessing (the spoken pronouncement of the inheritance, Hebrew berakah).
• Esau’s assessment of Jacob was correct, but he failed to see his own ungodliness in these transactions (see study note on 27:5; Heb 12:16 g).
27:37 h There was no going back. Isaac had declared an oracle from God, who had made Jacob to be Esau’s master (see Rom 9:11-13 i).
Summary for Gen 27:39-40: 27:39-40 j All that remained for Esau was a promise of hardship and struggle (cp. 3:17-19 k; 16:11-12 l).
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