11 Jacob answered his mother Rebekah , "Behold , Esau my brother is a hairy man and I am a smooth man . 12 " Perhaps my father will feel me, then I will be as a deceiver in his sight , and I will bring upon myself a curse and not a blessing ." 13 But his mother said to him, "Your curse be on me, my son ; only obey my voice , and go , get them for me." 14 So he went and got them, and brought them to his mother ; and his mother made savory food such as his father loved . 15 Then Rebekah took the best garments of Esau her elder son , which were with her in the house , and put them on Jacob her younger son . 16 And she put the skins of the young e goats e on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck . 17 She also gave the savory food and the bread , which she had made , to her son Jacob .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis 27:11-17
Commentary on Genesis 27:6-17
(Read Genesis 27:6-17)
Rebekah knew that the blessing was intended for Jacob, and expected he would have it. But she wronged Isaac by putting a cheat on him; she wronged Jacob by tempting him to wickedness. She put a stumbling-block in Esau's way, and gave him a pretext for hatred to Jacob and to religion. All were to be blamed. It was one of those crooked measures often adopted to further the Divine promises; as if the end would justify, or excuse wrong means. Thus many have acted wrong, under the idea of being useful in promoting the cause of Christ. The answer to all such things is that which God addressed to Abraham, I am God Almighty; walk before me and be thou perfect. And it was a very rash speech of Rebekah, "Upon me be thy curse, my son." Christ has borne the curse of the law for all who take upon them the yoke of the command, the command of the gospel. But it is too daring for any creature to say, Upon me be thy curse.