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…

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…

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…

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.

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.

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…

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…

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…