Genesis 27

3. True faith is long in working, non sit in instanti — it costs many searchings of heart; many prayers, and tears; there is a spiritual combat; the soul suffers many sore pangs of humiliation before the child of faith be born. They whose faith is per saltum — they leap out of s…

Christ's blood has quenched the fire of God's wrath for you. Upon me, upon me be the curse, said Rebecca to Jacob (Genesis 27:13). So said Christ to God's justice, Upon me be the curse, that my elect may inherit the blessing.

Secondly, howsoever at the first Isaac erred in his purpose for the blessing of his children, yet afterward he corrects himself for it. For, as we may read in the History, after he had indeed blessed Jacob, supposing it had been Esau, when Esau came for his blessing with his ven…

Answer. We must know that the work was good which she did; and a work of mercy, to preserve God's people, although she failed in the manner of doing it: she received them by faith, though she showed distrust, in lying for their safety. It was a notable work of Rebecca, Genesis 2…

In the first way Jacob blessed his sons, which he calls a declaration of what should befall them in the last days (Genesis 49:1). And such were all the solemn patriarchal benedictions; as that of Isaac, when he had infallible direction, as to the blessing, but not in his own min…

(1) Antecedent, in the communication of goodness, or fruit-causing virtue to it. The smell of my Son, is as the smell of a field which the Lord has blessed (Genesis 27:27). A field that abounds with blossoms, flowers and fruits yielding a sweet savour, being so made fruitful by…

Consideration 12. The Lord is able to restore all your lost comforts in relations double to you, if you meekly submit to him and patiently wait upon him under the rod. When Esau had lost his blessing, he said: Has my father but one blessing? (Genesis 27:38). But your Father has…

That might be in Sarah but a heady passion, for hearing her son mocked by Ishmael, that made her so desirous to have the bondwoman and her first son thrust out, but God makes use of it to make a separation between Isaac the heir of the covenant, and Ishmael, that he might not be…

Contrary to this is, evil example, evil persuasions, hiding things which ought to be revealed. [Genesis 37:2. Joseph being 17 years old, fed the flock with his brethren (for he was a child) with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, the wives of their father, and he b…

Here is forbidden the use of the name of God, when we have no such end, as we do commonly at every trifle, if but unawares we let fall a thing, or when we utter some troubled affection, as (Genesis 15:5). Or a falsehood is confirmed, as (Genesis 27:22; 2 Samuel 16:8). Or in blas…

And when the soul thus finds God in a corner, it carries away something of God that casts a sweet perfume upon his person and acting, that is taken notice of by others. It may be said of such a soul as Isaac spoke of his son Jacob (Genesis 27:27), See, the smell of my son is as…

Thus did Esau hate Jacob. Gen 27:41. and Absolom his brother Amnon. 2. Sam. 13.

For having a long time abused the patience of God, in showing themselves obstinate and rebellious, they shall be constrained in the end to take knowledge of his judgments. Thus although Cain, Esau, and the like (who repented their sins too late) fled from God's presence, yet in…

God accepts Abel, not Cain; presently Cain is wroth and his countenance falls (Genesis 4:8). Jacob gets the blessing, and this fills the heart of Esau, with murderous revenge (Genesis 27:41). Upon all God's appearances with the Apostles, how were the Jews cut to the heart, vexed…

The word properly denotes to bow down, and when it is referred to God, it respects the inward reverence and subjection of our minds, by a metonymy of the adjunct. See it for civil respect (Genesis 27:29; Chapter 133:6). ⟨in non-Latin alphabet⟩, Elohim is rendered Angels by the L…

[in non-Latin alphabet] from [in non-Latin alphabet], is properly desiderium, desire; but is no where used in the Scripture, but for a thing, or person desired, or desirable, loved, valued, or valuable: as is [in non-Latin alphabet] also. Daniel 9:23, chapter 10:11, chapter 11:8…

As though [in non-Latin alphabet], you are my Son, did not more directly express the Filiation of the Person spoken of, than [in non-Latin alphabet] would do. [in non-Latin alphabet] is more emphatically expressive of a natural relation, than [in non-Latin alphabet], my Son, tha…

His love to us made him cruel to himself. As Rebecca said to Jacob (Genesis 27:13), Upon me, upon me be the curse. So said Christ, Upon me be the curse, that poor sinners may inherit the blessing.

The law-spirit of bondage being hellish fear (Romans 8:15) must be another spirit than the witnessing spirit, and the influences of the one different from the other: as good wheat, that comes of the plowing and sowing of the husbandman, and wild corn that comes from no plowing o…

They please their spiritual sense, they refresh their drooping spirits, and give delight to their souls. If he be nigh them they smell his raiment, as Isaac the raiment of Jacob; they say it is as the smell of a field that the Lord has blessed (Genesis 27:27) and their souls are…

This fruitful place doubtless brought forth the most precious roses. Christ in the savor of his love, and in his righteousness (which is as the garment wherein Jacob received his blessing, giving forth a smell as the smell of a pleasant field, Genesis 27:27) is as this excellent…

The law of the regality (as I may so speak) and preeminence of the firstborn was under those words ordained: and therefore a younger brother was made a subject to his elder, while he remained in the family, as a son to the father. The elder brother was as a lord over his other b…

My Mother, says Solomon to Bathsheba (1 Kings 2:20). I find also the title of Sir or Lord, used: a title of honor (1 Samuel 24:12; 2 Kings 5:13; Judges 18:19; 2 Kings 6:21; 1 Corinthians 4:15; 1 Timothy 5:1; Genesis 22:7; Genesis 27:18; Matthew 21:30; Genesis 31:35). 2. By using…

God blesseth such in their Name, Estate, Souls. And this blessing can never be reversed: As Isaac said, I have blessed him, and he shall be blessed, Genesis 27:33. Such as Fear God are priviledged Persons, none can take away from them either their birth-right, or their blessing.

So whenever you come to do any thing, you must know whenever the Lord gives you an opportunity, for the improvement of your health, and credit, and friends or estate, or whatever the Lord proves you by. This is that which is said, Genesis 27:1. that the Lord would prove Abraham…

2. The officious lie, for the help and relief of others. Many instances of this we have in Scripture: Thus Rebekah teaches Jacob to lie that he might gain the blessing (Genesis 27), and the Egyptian Midwives saved the male children of the Israelites, by feigning they were delive…

1. He begs application to me also, God is every day scattering his mercies abroad in the world, and David would not be left out of God's care and blessed provision, but have his share also. Esau's words are applicable upon this occasion (Genesis 27:38): have you but one blessing…

No, it is demanded now: he does not give it up, but it is taken away from him. Reason with yourself as Isaac (Genesis 27:2) — (I allude to it) — Behold now I am old, I know not the day of my death, make me savory meats that my soul may bless you before I die. So reason, I have s…

Jonadab is called his friend, and friends use to take sweet counsel together; but, Oh, what bitter counsel is wicked counsel! Never counsel any to sin under the pretense of friendship, it is killing kindness, and as Rebekah told Jacob when she counseled him to lie and counterfei…

I beseech you therefore to consider these things. 1. That good, and some of the best of men have been guilty hereof, and have suffered hereby; to instance but in two: the first is Jacob, who was exceeding tender of telling a lie, though it were to get a blessing (Genesis 27:11-1…

When Esau had missed his time to procure a blessing for himself, how did he resent it? We are told in (Genesis 27:34), He cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry. Alas, how should it be otherwise?

O, application is a wonderful work! Thus Esau, who despised the birthright and blessing indeed, yet out of self-love for self-ends he seeks the blessing with tears, but not with a faith of application — a faith of God's operation (Genesis 27:34; [reconstructed: Hebrews 12:16-17]…

When the heart is assaulted with some sudden qualm or deadly fume that assaults the spirits, [illegible] you drive it from his heart, nothing will do him good, Oh he is sick at the heart, now I thank the Lord it's gone from my heart: So it is with the plague of [illegible] that…

Once adopted, and ever adopted. As Isaac said when he had given the blessing to Jacob, 'I have blessed him, and he shall be blessed' (Genesis 27:33). So may we say of all God's children: they are adopted, and they shall be adopted.

Will you repine and be sad when you are blessed? Esau wept because he wanted the blessing (Genesis 27:38): Bless me, even me also, O my Father, and Esau lifted up his voice and wept. But shall a child of God be immoderately cast down, when he has the blessing?

But suppose he might — yet it is better to repent a year too soon than an hour too late. Esau's tears as well as his venison came too late (Genesis 27:33-34). David would seek after God early (Psalm 36:1); Augustine in his confessions complains of himself that he knew God no soo…

Christs sufferings from man, and temptation from the devil came together. Esau, who hated his brother for the blessing, said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand, then will I kill my brother, Genesis 27:41. Times of affliction are the days of mourning, th…

How is a believer tired out with his corruptions? I am weary of my life (says Rebecca) because of the daughters of Heth, Genesis 27. 46. That which makes a child of God weary of his life, is his proud, unbelieving heart: Saint Paul could better carry his iron Chain, than his sin…

Thus then God dealt in the case of Esau and Jacob. Esau had long conceived his brother's death, he comforted himself with the thoughts of it, and resolutions about it (Genesis 27:41), as is the manner of profligate sinners. Upon his first opportunity he comes forth to execute hi…

We say murder will out, and we may as confidently affirm hypocrisy will out. When Rebekah had laid the plot to disguise her son Jacob, and by personating his brother to get the blessing, Jacob thus objected against it: 'My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to hi…

Their sin and iniquity will I remember no more (Jeremiah 31:34). And though it be true, that once justified, for ever justified, once blessed, for ever blessed (Genesis 27:33), and though after that time we should immediately fall frantic, not able to put forth an act of reason,…

A man in such a case sees that the fear of God is not in him, that the Lord Jesus he has forsaken; estrangement from God is bitter to such a soul (Ruth 1:20). That which you read of Esau is very memorable in this case (Genesis 27:34): when he saw he had lost the blessing, that C…

The second reason, is taken from the example of many worthy men recorded in Scripture. Jacob the Patriarch fled from the presence of his brother Esau into Haran, to Laban (Genesis 27), and again, from there to the land of his fathers (Genesis 31). Moses, after he had slain the E…

Abraham in his anger withdrew himselfe from Lot (Genesis 13). Iacob in wrath departed from Esan (Genesis 27:43, 44). Thirdly, we must auoide the occasions thereof; as contentions, and contentious persons.