27:37-40
Isaac states that he has nothing else to give Esau. Isaac can be viewed as totally passive in the whole episode. Alternatively, if he did know what God had said to Rebekah about the younger serving the elder, then his sending out Esau hunting with the promise of the blessing when he got back could be viewed as Isaac trying to obviate God’s word, because Isaac favoured Esau over Jacob. So we see all the machinations and failings of men and women in all this, but it is the Lord’s will that prevails.
Esau continues to plead for a blessing, and Isaac eventually makes a declaration over him (blessing doesn’t quite seem the right term to use). Esau would not dwell in the richness of the land, but would live by the sword. He would serve his brother, but only for a time. He would grow tired of this and rebel against it.
27:41-46
Esau hated Jacob, and resolves to kill him once Isaac has died and the time of mourning is over. However, Rebekah gets told about Esau’s threats and passes on the news to Jacob. She also tells him to flee to Haran to be with her brother Laban. He was to stay there until Esau’s fury had passed. Then she would send word to Jacob that it was safe for him to return. Isaac was not dead at this point, despite Esau’s words in v41. Rebekah’s words to Isaac may have been to provide an excuse for sending Jacob away, other than the real reason.
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