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Gen. 27:1–2 Isaac decides it is time to bless his firstborn son, Esau. Such blessings were seen as shaping the future of those blessed.
Gen. 27:4 that my soul may bless you before I die. Isaac intends that his blessing for Esau will establish the identity of the heir to the promises God had given to Abraham and Isaac.
Gen. 27:5–10 Rebekah was listening. Rebekah plans Jacob’s deception, but Jacob is still responsible for the part he plays in this trick.
Gen. 27:11 From birth, Esau was clearly distinguished from Jacob by his hairy appearance (see 25:25).
Gen. 27:29 Let peoples serve you, and nations bow down to you. Isaac’s blessing for his “firstborn” goes far beyond material prosperity (v. 28). Isaac asks for universal sovereignty over peoples and nations, building on God’s promise to Abraham that kings will be among his descendants (17:6). Cursed be everyone who curses you, and blessed be everyone who blesses you! These words echo God’s promise to Abraham, in 12:3, that he will be a blessing to all nations.
Gen. 27:30–36 Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has cheated me these two times (v. 36). Esau refers here to the name “Jacob,” which means “to deceive/cheat” (see note on 25:26). Esau believes that Jacob has cheated him out of both his birthright (see 25:29–34) and his blessing, although Esau willingly forfeited his birthright to Jacob (see 25:33).
Gen. 27:40 you shall break his yoke from your neck. Although Jacob has been given authority over his older twin brother, Esau will eventually free himself from his brother’s control. Later, Esau’s descendants will settle outside the Promised Land, to the east of the Jordan River (see note on 32:3–5). They will eventually control Seir, which is later named “Edom.”
Gen. 27:41–45 I will kill my brother Jacob (v. 41). When Rebekah learns of Esau’s desire to murder Jacob, she encourages Jacob to go to her brother Laban in northwestern Mesopotamia (Haran).
Gen. 27:46 the Hittite women. Rebekah is probably referring to Esau’s wives (see 26:34–35), although she could mean Hittite women in general. She may have raised this issue with Isaac as a reason for sending Jacob away.
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