Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge, by R.A. Torrey, [ca. 1880], at sacred-texts.com
Genesis Chapter 27
Overview
Gen 27:1, Isaac sends Esau for venison; Gen 27:6, Rebekah instructs Jacob to obtain the blessing; Gen 27:14, Jacob, feigning to be Esau, obtains it; Gen 27:30, Esau brings venison; Gen 27:33, Isaac trembles; Gen 27:34, Esau complains, and by importunity obtains a blessing; Gen 27:41, He threatens Jacob's life; Gen 27:42, Rebekah disappoints him, by sending Jacob away.
am 2244, bc 1760
dim: Gen 48:10; Sa1 3:2; Ecc 12:3; Joh 9:3
eldest son: Gen 25:23-25
I know not: Gen 48:21; Sa1 20:3; Pro 27:1; Ecc 9:10; Isa 38:1, Isa 38:3; Mar 13:35; Jam 4:14
I: Gen 10:9, Gen 25:27, Gen 25:28
take me: Heb. hunt, Gen 25:27, Gen 25:28; Co1 6:12
that I may eat: The blessing, says Dr. A. Clarke, which Isaac was to confer on his son, was a species of divine right, and must be communicated with appropriate ceremonies. As eating and drinking were used among the Asiatics on almost all religious occasions, and especially in making and confirming covenants, it is reasonable to suppose, that something of this kind was essentially necessary on this occasion; and that Isaac could not convey the right, till he had eaten of the meat provided for the purpose by him who was to receive the blessing.
that my: Gen 27:7, Gen 27:23, Gen 27:25, Gen 27:27, Gen 14:19, Gen 24:60, Gen 28:3, Gen 48:9, Gen 48:15-20, Gen 49:28; Lev 9:22, Lev 9:23; Deut. 33:1-29; Jos 14:13, Jos 22:6; Luk 2:34, Luk 24:51; Heb 11:20
before the: Deu 33:1; Jos 6:26; Sa1 24:19
Gen 27:13, Gen 25:23; Act 4:19, Act 5:29; Eph 6:1
savoury: Matammim, from taam, to taste or relish. how dressed is uncertain, but its name declares it nature. Gen 27:4
hairy man: Gen 25:25
feel: Gen 27:22; Job 12:16; Co2 6:8
a deceiver: Gen 27:36, Gen 25:27; Th1 5:22
and I shall: Gen 9:25; Deu 27:18; Jer 48:10; Mal 1:14
Upon: Gen 25:23, Gen 25:33, Gen 43:9; Sa1 14:24-28, Sa1 14:36-45, Sa1 25:24; Sa2 14:9; Mat 27:25
mother: Gen 27:4, Gen 27:7, Gen 27:9, Gen 27:17, Gen 27:31, Gen 25:28; Psa 141:4; Pro 23:2, Pro 23:3; Luk 21:34
goodly raiment: Heb. desirable, Gen 27:27; The Septuagint translates it "a goodly robe," which was a long garment that great men used to wear (Luk 20:46; Luk 15:22). The priest afterwards in the law had "holy garments" to minister in (Exo 28:2-4). Whether the first-born before the law had such to minister in is not certain: for, had they been common garments, why did not Esau himself or his wives keep them? But being, in 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.
skins: Travellers inform us, that the Eastern goats have long, fine, and beautiful hair, of the most delicate silky softness; indeed the animals generally in those hot countries are not covered with so thick a coat of hair as they are in more northerly regions; so that Isaac might easily be deceived, when his eyes were dim, and his feeling no less impaired than his sight. Gen 27:16
I am: Gen 27:21, Gen 27:24, Gen 27:25, Gen 25:25, Gen 29:23-25; Kg1 13:18, Kg1 14:2; Isa 28:15; Zac 13:3, Zac 13:4; Mat 26:70-74
that thy: Gen 27:4
to me: Heb. before me
Come: Psa 73:28; Isa 57:19; Jam 4:8
may feel: Gen 27:12
The voice: How wonderful, says Mr. Scott, is that difference which there is betwixt the faces and the voices of the several individuals of the human species! Scarcely any two of the innumerable millions are exactly alike in either, and yet the difference cannot be defined or described! The power, wisdom, and kindness of our Creator should be admired and adored in this remarkable circumstance; for they are very visible. This description of Jacob is not unaptly accommodated to the character of a hypocrite. his voice, his language, is that of a Christian; his hands, or conduct, that of an ungodly man, but the judgment will proceed from God, the Judge of all, at the last day, as in the present case, not by the voice, but by the hands. Gen 27:22
his hands: Gen 27:16
he blessed: Rom 9:11, Rom 9:12; Heb 11:20
I am: Sa1 21:2, Sa1 21:13, Sa1 27:10; Sa2 14:5; Job 13:7, Job 13:8, Job 15:5; Pro 12:19, Pro 12:22, Pro 30:8; Zac 8:16; Rom 3:7, Rom 3:8; Eph 4:25; Col 3:9
that my: Gen 27:4
blessed: Heb 11:20
the smell of a field: A field where aromatic plants, flowers, fruits, and spices grew in abundance, with which these garments (see note on Gen 27:15) of Esau might probably have been perfumed by being laid up with them. Sol 2:13, Sol 4:11-14, Sol 7:12, Sol 7:13; Hos 14:6, Hos 14:7
of the dew: Deu 11:11, Deu 11:12, Deu 32:2, Deu 33:13, Deu 33:28; Sa2 1:21; Kg1 17:1; Psa 65:9-13, Psa 133:3; Isa 45:8; Jer 14:22; Hos 14:5-7; Mic 5:7; Heb 11:20
the fatness: Gen 27:39, Gen 45:18, Gen 49:20; Num 13:20; Psa 36:8; Rom 11:17
plenty: Deu 7:13, Deu 8:7-9, Deu 33:28; Jos 5:6; Kg1 5:11; Ch2 2:10; Psa 65:9, Psa 65:13; Psa 104:15; Joe 2:19; Zac 9:17
Let people: Gen 9:25, Gen 9:26, Gen 22:17, Gen 22:18, Gen 49:8-10; 2Sam. 8:1-18, 10:1-19; Kg1 4:21; Psa 2:6-9; Psa 72:8; Isa 9:7; Dan 2:44, Dan 2:45; Rev 19:16
be lord: Gen 27:37, Gen 25:22, Gen 25:23, Gen 25:33; Sa2 8:14; Kg1 11:15, Kg1 11:16, Kg1 22:47; Ch1 5:2; Ch2 25:11-14; Psa 60:1-12 *title Psa 60:2-12; Isa 63:1-6; Mal 1:2-5; Rom 9:12
cursed: Gen 12:3; Num 22:11, Num 22:12, Num 23:8, Num 24:9; Zep 2:8, Zep 2:9; Mat 25:40, Mat 25:45
eat: Gen 27:4
trembled very exceedingly: Heb. trembled with a great trembling greatly, Job 21:6, Job 37:1; Psa 55:5
taken: Heb. hunted
thou camest: Gen 27:25
yea: Gen 28:3, Gen 28:4; Joh 10:10, Joh 10:28, Joh 10:29; Rom 5:20, Rom 5:21, Rom 11:29; Eph 1:3; Heb 11:20
he cried: Sa1 30:4; Pro 1:24-28, Pro 1:31, Pro 19:3; Luk 13:24-28; Heb 12:17
Gen 27:19-23; Kg2 10:19; Job 13:7; Mal 2:10; Rom 3:7, Rom 3:8; Co2 4:7; Th1 4:6
Jacob: i.e. a supplanter, Gen 25:26, Gen 25:31-34, Gen 32:28; Joh 1:47
he took: Gen 25:26, Gen 25:33, Gen 25:34
I have: Gen 27:29, Gen 25:23; Sa2 8:14; Rom 9:10-12
with: Gen 27:28
sustained: or, supported
Gen 27:34, Gen 27:36, Gen 49:28; Pro 1:24-26; Isa 32:10-12, Isa 65:14; Heb 12:17
Behold: Gen 36:6-8; Jos 24:4; Heb 11:20
the fatness: or, of the fatness, Gen 27:28; It is here foretold, says Bp. Newton, that as to temporal advantages, the two brothers should be much alike. (See note on Gen 27:28.) Esau had cattle, beasts, and substance in abundance, and he went to dwell in Mount Seir of his own accord. When the Israelites desired leave to pass through the territories of Edom, the country abounded with fruitful fields and vineyards (Num 20:17).
thy sword: Gen 32:6; Mat 10:34
serve: Gen 25:23; Sa2 8:14; Kg1 11:15-17; Kg2 14:7, Kg2 14:10; Ch1 18:11-13; Ch2 25:11, Ch2 25:12; Psa 60:8; Oba 1:17-21
that thou: Kg2 8:20-22; Ch2 21:8, Ch2 21:10, Ch2 28:17
hated: Gen 4:2-8, Gen 37:4, Gen 37:8; Eze 25:12-15, Eze 35:5; Amo 1:11, Amo 1:12; Oba 1:10-14; Jo1 3:12-15
The days: Gen 35:29, Gen 50:3, Gen 50:4, Gen 50:10, Gen 50:11; Deu 34:8; Ch2 35:24; Psa 35:14
then: Gen 32:6; Sa2 13:28, Sa2 13:29; Psa 37:12, Psa 37:13, Psa 37:16, Psa 140:4, Psa 140:5, Psa 142:3; Pro 1:12, Pro 1:13, Pro 1:16; Pro 6:14; Ecc 7:9; Oba 1:10; Eph 4:26, Eph 4:27; Tit 1:15, Tit 1:16, Tit 3:3; Jo1 3:12-15
comfort himself: Gen 37:18-20, Gen 42:21, Gen 42:22; Sa1 30:5; Job 20:12-14; Psa 64:5; Pro 2:14; Pro 4:16, Pro 4:17
obey: Gen 27:8, Gen 27:13, Gen 28:7; Pro 30:17; Jer 35:14; Act 5:29
Haran: Gen 11:31, Gen 12:4, Gen 12:5, Gen 28:10
a few days: Gen 31:38
then I: Pro 19:21; Lam 3:37; Jam 4:13-15
why: Gen 4:8-16, Gen 9:5, Gen 9:6; Sa2 14:6, Sa2 14:7; Act 28:4
I am: Num 11:15; Kg1 19:4; Job 3:20-22, Job 7:16, Job 14:13; Jon 4:3, Jon 4:9
because: Gen 26:34, Gen 26:35, Gen 28:8, Gen 34:1, Gen 34:2
if Jacob: Gen 24:3