Isaac had accepted the situation with the blessings and gave Jacob his blessing before Jacob left. He also passed on the advice that his father had given him on not marrying a Canaanite woman. Isaac also desired that Jacob take possession of the land they currently lived in. Isaac saw the future through the eyes of faith, despite all the circumstances and troubles thrown up by human frailties. We too should be like this. We should not deny the realities of whatever situation we find ourselves in, but we should still look forward with faith. Moreover, we should still pronounce blessings. The most important factors in determining the future are God's grace and God's promises.
Esau's approach to life was to cause trouble. He saw a way of angering his father so he took that course. Esau was motivated by resentment and a focus on the here and now (and not a very healthy focus on the here and now at that). If we do not look forward with faith then we will make wrong decisions about the present.
Jacob left and God gave him a dream of a stairway to heaven. God reiterates the promises and assures him that He will be with him and will protect him.
Jacob's departure had been caused by events, yet he discovers that God "is in this place and I never knew it". Sometimes we should look at our circumstances. We will sometimes be surprised to find that God is in the midst of it in ways we never expected. Jacob then commits his way to the Lord.
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