18 Then he came to his father and said , "My father ." And he said , "Here I am. Who are you, my son ?" 19 Jacob said to his father , "I am Esau your firstborn ; I have done as you told me. Get up, please , sit and eat of my game , that you may bless me." 20 Isaac said to his son , "How is it that you have it so quickly , my son ?" And he said , " Because the Lord your God caused it to happen to me." 21 Then Isaac said to Jacob , "Please come close , that I may feel you, my son , whether you are really my son Esau or not." 22 So Jacob came close to Isaac his father , and he felt him and said , "The voice is the voice of Jacob , but the hands are the hands of Esau ." 23 He did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like his brother Esau's hands ; so he blessed him. 24 And he said , "Are you really my son Esau ?" And he said , "I am." 25 So he said , "Bring it to me, and I will eat of my son's game , that I may bless you." And he brought it to him, and he ate ; he also brought him wine and he drank . 26 Then his father Isaac said to him, "Please come close and kiss me, my son ." 27 So he came close and kissed him; and when he smelled the smell of his garments , he blessed him and said , "See , the smell of my son Is like the smell of a field which the Lord has blessed ; 28 Now may God give you of the dew of heaven , And of the fatness of the earth , And an abundance of grain and new wine ; 29 May peoples serve you, And nations bow down to you; Be master of your brothers , And may your mother's sons bow down to you. Cursed be those who curse you, And blessed be those who bless you."
30 Now it came about, as soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob , and Jacob had hardly e gone out from the presence of Isaac his father , that Esau his brother came in from his hunting . 31 Then he also made savory food , and brought it to his father ; and he said to his father , " Let my father arise and eat of his son's game , that you may bless me." 32 Isaac his father said to him, " Who are you?" And he said , "I am your son , your firstborn , Esau ." 33 Then Isaac trembled violently e e e , and said , " Who was he then that hunted game and brought it to me, so that I ate of all of it before you came , and blessed him? Yes , and he shall be blessed ." 34 When Esau heard the words of his father , he cried out with an exceedingly great and bitter cry , and said to his father , "Bless me, even me also , O my father !"
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis 27:18-34
Commentary on Genesis 27:18-29
(Read Genesis 27:18-29)
Jacob, with some difficulty, gained his point, and got the blessing. This blessing is in very general terms. No mention is made of the distinguishing mercies in the covenant with Abraham. This might be owing to Isaac having Esau in his mind, though it was Jacob who was before him. He could not be ignorant how Esau had despised the best things. Moreover, his attachment to Esau, so as to disregard the mind of God, must have greatly weakened his own faith in these things. It might therefore be expected, that leanness would attend his blessing, agreeing with the state of his mind.
Commentary on Genesis 27:30-40
(Read Genesis 27:30-40)
When Esau understood that Jacob had got the blessing, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry. The day is coming, when those that now make light of the blessings of the covenant, and sell their title to spiritual blessings for that which is of no value, will, in vain, ask urgently for them. Isaac, when made sensible of the deceit practised on him, trembled exceedingly. Those who follow the choice of their own affections, rather than the Divine will, get themselves into perplexity. But he soon recovers, and confirms the blessing he had given to Jacob, saying, I have blessed him, and he shall be blessed. Those who part with their wisdom and grace, their faith and a good conscience, for the honours, wealth, or pleasures of this world, however they feign a zeal for the blessing, have judged themselves unworthy of it, and their doom shall be accordingly. A common blessing was bestowed upon Esau. This he desired. Faint desires of happiness, without right choice of the end, and right use of the means, deceive many unto their own ruin. Multitudes go to hell with their mouths full of good wishes. The great difference is, that there is nothing in Esau's blessing which points at Christ; and without that, the fatness of the earth, and the plunder of the field, will stand in little stead. Thus Isaac, by faith, blessed both his sons, according as their lot should be.