griffin comments gen 27

GRIFFIN COMMENTS—GEN 27

(Gen 27:1) And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I.

Isaac was now 137 years old and his eyesight was gone. He wanted Esau to receive the blessing so called him in to discuss it with him and plan for it.

I have read a parable of a man shut up in a fortress under sentence of perpetual imprisonment, and obliged to draw water from a reservoir that he may not see, but into which no fresh stream is ever to be poured. How much it contains he cannot tell. He knows that the quantity is not great; it may be extremely small. He has already drawn out a considerable supply during his long imprisonment. The diminution increases daily, and how, it is asked, would he feel each time of drawing water and each time of drinking it? Not as if he had a perennial stream to go to-"I have a reservoir; I may be at ease." No: "I had water yesterday, I have it to-day; but my having it yesterday and my having it to-day is the very cause that I shall not have it on some day that is approaching." Life is a fortress; man is the prisoner within the gates. He draws his supply from a fountain fed by invisible pipes, but the reservoir is being exhausted. We had life yesterday, we have it today, the probability; the certainty; is that we shall not have it on some day that is to come. (R. A. Wilmot)

(Gen 27:2) And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death:

He would live another 43 years and die at the age of 180, but he was somewhat concerned for one reason or another that he might not last much longer. One thing that could have concerned him was that Ishmael, his half brother had passed away at 137 and he knew that he had reached the same age and wondered how much time he had left.

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(Gen 27:3) Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;

Esau was still hunting, and he was in his seventies. But that was what he was known for, so his father knew he could still bring home the venison.

[and go out to the field, and take me some venison] this does not necessarily intend what we commonly call so, but anything hunted in the field, as hares, wild goats, &c. and indeed the latter seems to be what Isaac loved, by the preparation Rebekah afterwards made. (Gill)

(Gen 27:4) And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.

Apparently Isaac had not talked this over with Rebekah, or he would have found another opinion and would have been talked out of it. She surely would have reminded him that it was promised of the Lord that Jacob would be blessed above Esau. That may well be why he would not say anything and hoped to get this done without anyone knowing, and done quickly so that the blessing was insured to his favorite.

(Gen 27:5) And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.

There is little doubt that Rebekah made the decisions in this home, though she was discreet about it and it is doubtful that Isaac ever thought of himself as being henpecked, or with less authority than a man should have. She lived in a day where women were inferior and such a woman as Rebekah learned how to retain that position, and at the same time get what they wanted, especially with a man like Isaac.

RIGHT THINGS DONE THE WRONG WAY(Gen_27:5-17)


Here is a strange example of the way in which lofty ideas may be made a motive for low acts.

It may be that Rebecca told herself she was carrying out the will of God.

Had not the Divine voice said to her that the elder should serve the younger?

Why should she not act now, by whatever strategy that was necessary, to appropriate Isaac's blessing for Jacob?

The end, she thought, would justify the means.

Her deceit:

1. Made Jacob look contemptible.

2. Brought bitterness to Isaac.

3. Roused Esau's fury.

4. Led to Jacob's exile.

5. Caused a breach in the family still unhealed when he died.

6. She never saw her beloved son again.

7. Esau married for the wrong reasons.

Abraham took Hagar to help God out.

Saul forced himself to sacrifice. (1Sa_13:12)

Try to be saved without baptism or by the Trinity, etc.


Cain (See Hosea 6; Philippians 4; Rom_3:5; 1Sa_15:14; Isa_1:13; Mat_5:16; Mat_6:1)It is right to build a house, but not on sand (Mat_7:24-25)

(Gen 27:6) And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,

Chickens always come home to roost. Rebekah should have remembered that God was the one who gave her the information concerning the future of her sons and His word would not fail. Because she failed to take that into account she set up a sowing and reaping situation. It would do no good to later pray for a crop failure. Of course, I would not want to throw any stones at her because I have done the same thing.

(Gen 27:7) Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the LORD before my death.

In the Hebrew language this statement made by Isaac showed a self-excitement and determination to get this done now. What Rebekah added here “before the Lord,” would also fit that determination; he would hope to get Jehovah’s approval of what he did by doing it quickly and not saying anything to anyone, including Jehovah, about it. Then once done, it could not be undone. If Jehovah did not stop him he would have been able to have his way. Thus men think, with some vague idea they are going to get around He who knows everything.

(Gen 27:8) Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.

Rebekah did not feel she could trust Jehovah to handle this situation; she was sure that she was not able to trust her husband to take care of it adequately, so she took things into her own hands as Abraham and Sarah had done many years before, and many another person who wanted their way in spite of what the Lord said.


(Gen 27:9) Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury meat for thy father, such as he loveth:

Rebekah knew that Isaac would never know the difference in the taste of the animal, whether it was one or the other if she prepared it right. His taste also was probably not as good as it had been in his earlier years. She knew that she had to chance it anyway if she was going to deceive him, so she proposed this remedy to her situation.

(Gen 27:10) And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death.Rebekah did not have a long time to make up all she needed to do to stop this blessing being given to Esau, so she was shooting from the hip and her decisions were for a temporary fix. It is doubtful that she would have gone in this direction if she had the time to contemplate, but time was of the essence now.

When parents tempt their children to sin, they lay the foundation for great and lasting sorrow. (FBN)

(Gen 27:11) And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man:

This and many other differences made it appear impossible to Jacob that they would ever fool Isaac. He would have been of the same spirit as his mother in seeing they should get the blessing one way or another, but he could see the fallacy of her schemes, and only his coveting the blessing would keep him going along with her. She probably knew him well enough that she knew this and thus gave him the order.

(Gen 27:12) My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.


[My father peradventure will feel me] Anyone like Jacob would have done just that. But they were dealing with Isaac, who very likely would never have placed a curse upon Jacob, or anybody else for that matter, and Rebekah knew it, but when you are planning something wrong you tend to think of all the possibilities.

(Gen 27:13) And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me them.

She could not have transferred the curse, though some people thought you could and followed such a superstition in those days. But she pressed him to obey and he did, wanting to and yet afraid of the consequences

Did she suppose that God could not complete His designs without her committing sin in order to fulfill them? Or, did she think that sin would not be sin, because she dressed it in this specious covering? In all cases the Law of God is to be our rule. In no case can we claim the privilege of setting it aside. (E. Cooper, M. A.)

(Gen 27:14) And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his father loved.

In those few short hours, they both were going over in their minds what must be done, what must be avoided, and fighting with their conscience that would doubtless be putting up all kind of warning signals, but both overrode their conscience, probably thinking that they were just assuring the will of God be done, and since they knew that will they would make it be done their way.

(Gen 27:15) And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son:

Esau's clothes would give the smell needed of the outdoors that none of Jacob’s clothes would have had. Esau had spent much time around the campfires in the woods and his


clothes would have the smell of the smoke as well as that of the woods upon them. Jacob's clothes would have smelled of things around the home.

Mr. Ainsworth has a sensible note on this place. “The priest in the law had holy garments to minister in, Exo_28:2-4, which the Septuagint there and in this place term την στολην, The robe, and στολην αγιαν, the holy robe. Whether the first-born, before the law, had such to minister in is not certain, but it is probable by this example; for had they been common garments, why did not Esau himself, or his wives, keep them? But being, in all likelihood, holy robes, received from their ancestors, the mother of the family kept them in sweet chests from moths and the like, whereupon it is said, Gen_27:27, Isaac smelled the smell of his garments.” (Adam Clarke)

(Gen 27:16) And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck:

No doubt, she sewed these on, as only a woman knows how to do, in such a way that it would never be detected, and prepared him for anything that was likely to happen. But she could not deceive God who would judge the action according to His own law, and though she appeared to get by with her schemes, He kept the record.

(Gen 27:17) And she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.

It is amazing how our minds can deceive us into believing that the evil we do can be justified because it is for a good cause. It was this that made the Apostle Paul mention the fact that my lying for the glory of God is still lying and I will be judged for it (Rom_3:5-7). Somehow we feel that God is more interested in our ministry than He is in our honesty.

(Gen 27:18) And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son?


Isaac was expecting Esau and when Jacob spoke he surely must have recognized the voice, but wondered why he had come at this time when he had an errand for Esau.

Is this Jacob? Is this Israel indeed, without guile? It is certainly written, not for our imitation, but for our admonition. Let him that thinks he stands take heed lest he fall. Good men have sometimes failed in the exercise of those graces for which they have been most eminent. (Matthew Henry)

(Gen 27:19) And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.

It is interesting that God honored this blessing, though the person got it by lying, or that God honored an alliance when the Gibeonites were not who they said they were, or that God would use Korah’s incense burners when they were used in rebellion against God’s priesthood. There was something about the blessing itself and entering into a covenant, and the worship that made the difference. There was something about the office that God honored sometimes more than the person in that office, so Caiaphas could prophecy and it came true that Jesus would die. Then Caiaphas condemns Jesus.

(Gen 27:20) And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the LORD thy God brought it to me.

There are people that know the right words to say, even when they are deceiving when they use them. They can be ever so right when they are ever so wrong. They can even do it for the right purpose but do it the wrong way.

Rebekah had such a fear that Esau would return and obtain the blessing before she finished that she prepared the meat


too quickly, so that it was obviously not enough time to go into the field and find an animal.

(Gen 27:21) And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not.

Isaac knew this was not Esau, otherwise he would not have asked him to come near. Yet Jacob was saying the right things, and claiming to be Esau so he tested to see. He would not have had to go that far because his voice gave him away. It is also strange that as long as he had known his own son he would still trust him.

Sir Walter Scott wrote in his poem "Marmion": "O what a tangled web we weave / When first we practice to deceive." Remember, faith is living without scheming; and faith means obeying God no matter how we feel, what we think, or what might happen. The obedience of faith was the secret of Abraham's life (Heb. 11:8), but the absence of obedient faith brought trouble to the home of Isaac and Rebekah. (Bible Exposition Commentary)

(Gen 27:22) And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.

He was right on the first part, the voice was Jacob's, but they were not the hands of Esau. Esau’s hands had turned loose of the birthright. Esau’s hands cared more for this world than the world to come. Esau’s hands were profane and looked for himself. Esau’s hands were always reaching for more bread, and Esau’s hands would never touch the blessing.

(Gen 27:23) And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands: so he blessed him.

The fact that he blessed him here is evidently not THE blessing, but a short bestowing of blessing on him as his son. It is possible he thought that if this were Jacob this


would suffice and when Esau really did come in he would give him the real blessing.

From this circumstance we may learn that Isaac’s sense of feeling was much impaired by his present malady. When he could not discern the skin of a kid from the flesh of his son, we see that he was, through his infirmity, in a fit state to be imposed on by the deceit of his wife, and the cunning of his younger son. (Adam Clarke)

(Gen 27:24) And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am.

But he must have thought that possibly this was Esau and he was mistaken about the voice, and since he could not see, he would have to go by this evidence, so he questioned his son again. He was assured that he had heard right.

It is interesting that am is in italics here so what he answered was only I. This is said by some to mean yes.

(Gen 27:25) And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine, and he drank.

His eating and drinking must have further confirmed that this really was Esau after all. Everything Esau was supposed to do had been done, and then he thought of one more way to be sure before he bestowed the blessing, because he knew that once he gave it, there would be no taking it back, so he asked him to come near.

BLESSING(Gen_27:25)

barak means "endow with beneficial power." This involves both the process of endowing and the

condition of being endowed. It involves a self-contained beneficial force which one

transmits to another. It stands in contrast to a curse.


The performance of a blessing involves a word invested with power and an action ratifying it (Gen_26:29).

Conveyed by laying on of (right) hands (Gen_48:13), raising the hands (Exo_17:11), kissing (Gen_48:10), touching clothes (2Ki_2:13); staff (2Ki_4:29) under the thigh (Gen_24:9; Gen_47:29) and with a special meal (Gen_27:4).

The imparted blessing works unconditionally and irrevocably. It is permanent and can neither be revoked nor rendered ineffective (Gen_27:33; 2Sa_7:29).

It went with an inheritance, passed on to later generations (Gen_27:1; Gen_48:1).

Some were endowed with special power to bless and curse (Balaam, Joshua, Melchisedec)

Men respond to God's blessing by blessing Him, that is by recognizing His power in praise.

The same word barak is used for both God and man, so something happens to God in praise that happens to you in His blessing.

The nature of the blessing is the conferring and transference of beneficial power, which produces fertility in men (Gen_24:34-36) and in livestock and lands (Gen_30:25).

Blessing works vertically in the continued growth of succeeding generations. Horizontally it effects peace, security from enemies, good fortune and well being.

Blessing becomes the key word from Abraham to David, then in David it looks forward to the Messianic kingdom. There is always that future "Day of the Lord" (He has made) when they shall say "Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord" (Psalm 118)


Deu_11:29 They set blessings on Mount Gerizim and curses on Mount Ebal. Deuteronomy 28 further elaborates.

The prophets promised a future well being in salvation and blessing. It is seen in a messianic kingdom of peace, (Isa_9:6; 11; Zec_9:9) a quiet and prosperous life (Mic_4:3; Zec_9:17), prosperity and a great banquet (Isa_55:11; Isa_25:6), the destruction of enemies (Isa_27:1), a lasting peace ( Isa_26:12), and universal well being (Isa_65:17-25).

makarios is another word for bless. This is used in the beatitudes and speaks of a state of bliss. There is a promise of salvation involved. The kingdom belongs to the poor.

(Gen 27:26) And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.

This would be the concluding proof in Isaac’s mind. He knew how many times Esau had walked into the home and he knew it was Esau because he smelled the field, and that surely Jacob could not imitate that.

Learn from this subject the way in which our Heavenly Father will have us to seek for His blessing. We must come to Him for it in and through our Elder Brother. (E. Harper, B. A.)

(Gen 27:27) And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed:

That convinced him and now he was willing to give the blessing to Jacob whom he thought was Esau. He did not call the name of the son, which might have made a difference. He did not say, “My son Esau, I bless you with….” He simply started giving the blessing to whoever this was before me. He says he is Esau, but his voice is not


that of Esau. However, everything else about him was Esau so he gave the blessing.

(Gen 27:28) Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:

May Elohim give you material prosperity, which will be a sign to you that God is pleased with you for when He withholds dew and rain you know He is displeased. May He give you the choice parts of the earth, the abundance of the produce of the soil.

Malice is the devil's picture. Lust makes men brutish; malice makes them devilish—it is mental murder (T. Watson)

(Gen 27:29) Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.

His blessing arose in ever-increasing splendor from being lord over the kindred tribes around him, to the foreign nations unknown to him until finally it reached universal dominion. That final dominion was never obtained by Jacob, or any of his seed and would not until the Messiah appeared, and will only be final when the government shall be upon His shoulder (Isa_9:6-7).

(Gen 27:30) And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.

What a shock to Esau to find out that he had been tricked, but what a greater shock to Isaac to know that he had inadvertently blessed Jacob and that was the purpose of doing this now, to avoid blessing him. I am sure Jacob did not tarry any time after he obtained the blessing because he knew that it would not go well with Esau once he found out what happened.


(Gen 27:31) And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison, that thy soul may bless me.

Though Esau was profane and cared little for spiritual things, he did want this blessing for he knew that prosperity went with it and though he cared not for the responsibility of the birthright, he wanted what he could achieve in the world. Thus we find that he was not very honest in this situation either, and the honorable thing to do would have been to turn it down when his father offered it to him.

(Gen 27:32) And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn Esau.

That question would have been a strange one to Esau. Why would his father ask that when just a few hours ago he asked that venison be brought, and the order had been filled? So naturally in his own mind he most likely wondered, " What sort of question is this? He had lived around the cunning Jacob all his life however, and should have suspected something.

(Gen 27:33) And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed.

Isaac knew that there was no way to take the blessing back and now that it was given he could not curse the one whom he had just blessed. Jacob had just walked out of the room with the blessing and he would now be blessed.

From what is said in this verse, collated with Heb_12:17, we see how binding the conveyance of the birthright was when communicated with the rites already mentioned. (Gill)


(Gen 27:34) And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.

Esau felt that if that original blessing was already gone, surely blessings were liberal enough that another could be given as well. Surely there must be some way to receive the prosperity and good things of life that come with that blessing without having to resort to the words of that particular one.

He was seeking repentance carefully with tears (Heb_12:17). He was trying to have his way. His repentance was not the right kind. To have truly repented would have been to say, “Father, I know the blessing belonged to my brother. I know you wanted to give it to me. But God told mother years ago what His will is so, let the will of the Lord be done. Thank you father for doing the right thing though you and I wanted it otherwise.” Now that would have been repentance.

(Gen 27:35) And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing.

Isaac appeared to be resigned to what had happened, and to me there is a sound in his words that says, I knew it was to be this way, but I wanted to give it to Esau anyway, but at least now Esau knows that, and he will understand when he perceives that it was not my fault that he did not get it. It is as though he said, "I tried my best and it turned out this way, so both should be satisfied that we will now simply accept it as the will of the Lord."

(Gen 27:36) And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?


There are no telling how many times these bitter words had come across Esau’s lips throughout his lifetime as he had watched his brother always grasping for what he wanted and usually getting it. But he still hoped there was a way he could obtain that blessing. And if he could not obtain that major one perhaps there was some other that could be granted.

(Gen 27:37) And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son?

This he had done under the inspiration of the Spirit and he knew it. He knew that the blessing he gave was intended by God to be given to his son. He hoped it would be the other, but since it was not, he realized, this was exactly what was supposed to be and it could not be changed.

Be careful and cautious of pledging yourself to anything; but the money you have once promised, the offer you have once made, is irrevocable; it is no longer yours; it is passed from you as much as if it had been given. (F. W. Robertson, M. A.)

(Gen 27:38) And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.

Again he repented in his own way, and sought a blessing with great weeping but he could not find the repentance he sought after, though he sought it bitterly with tears.

It is the very secret of the power of the temptation, that in each separate instance it looks so inconsiderable in its future consequence, compared with the pressing urgency of the present desire. (Bp. S. Wilberforce)


(Gen 27:39) And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above;

Isaac tried to appease his son by bestowing words of some type of blessing on him also, though he knew it was just something that came out of his own heart. It would not be the same. In fact, compared to what he had said to Jacob, this had more of a “curse” ring to it than a blessing, in fact Isaac did not even call it a blessing. However there was a statement involved in what he said that appeared to be an attempt to rectify the way Jacob had gotten this blessing. The yoke would some day be removed.

(Gen 27:40) And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.

There was no doubt that this certainly was far less than what Esau had hoped for and had spent the daydreaming of. But he was to be disappointed for it would never happen. In the first place God had ordained it from the beginning and would have intervened someway if necessary, and in the second place Rebekah herself no doubt would have approached him in the process to remind him of God's will in the matter.

(Gen 27:41) And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.

[Esau said in his heart] Apparently what was in his heart did not remain there, for people heard those things that were in his heart and told about it. And is that not the way it always is. What is in the heart is what we talk about. We can know the heart by listening to the words that come across our lips. That is indeed how others know about us.


(Gen 27:42) And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, purposing to kill thee.

She warned Jacob about this, but both of them should have known, that with Esau it would soon blow over and be forgotten. He would be angry for a while, but he was a profane man in a profane world and to him life was too short to remain disturbed over such a thing as this. Jacob was of a different nature however, and looked at Esau, as he would have someone of his own temperament.

(Gen 27:43) Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;

Notice she first told Jacob, before she dropped the hint to Isaac. She could tell him directly so he could get himself ready, but she would have to carefully get Isaac to send him. She was a very domineering woman, but submissive and obedient to her husband so she did not appear to be making the decisions, when in reality she was.

(Gen 27:44) And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's fury turn away;

She knew that in a few days his anger would be over. She had raised him and knew his disposition; his sensual desire to be satisfied and would not allow this to linger long in his mind. She did not expect it to be but a few days that Jacob would return, so her concern for never seeing him again did not enter her mind. She had not calculated on the subtlety of Laban.

(Gen 27:45) Until thy brother's anger turn away from thee, and he forget that which thou hast done to him: then I will send, and fetch thee from thence: why should I be deprived also of you both in one day?


This dream never came to pass. She had no idea she would never see her son again; that it would take twenty years for him to obtain a family and return. She must have thought it would take about as long as it took Abraham’s servant to go and find her at the well. If things had been done right from the beginning, perhaps it would not have taken any longer than that.

(Gen 27:46) And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?

Now she had to manipulate Isaac to send Jacob away so she laid before him a concern about Esau’s wives. This was not fabricated, she really was vexed with them, but her even greater concern was to get Jacob away from this place, and this would serve the purpose. She had been around Isaac long enough to know how he would react to what she had to say, so she put the next words in his mouth.


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