Gen 27:1, Now it came to pass, when Isaac was old and his eyes were so dim that he could not see, …
This is one of those chapters that makes for a, so called, good tv series! Lies, deception, blindness, and NONE OF IT HONORS GOD! ISAAC WAS BLINDED by his love for Esau! Rebekah, favored Jacob, Esau sold his birthright and just didn’t care, and Jacob just wanted the blessing! GOD HAD ALREADY SAID TO REBEKAH!
Gen 25:23, … AND THE OLDER SHALL SERVE THE YOUNGER.”
Gen 27:8, Now therefore, my son, OBEY MY VOICE ACCORDING TO WHAT I COMMAND YOU.
This is not what the LORD commanded, that she BY MANIPULATION she would get the blessing for Jacob! SHE DIDN’T TRUST IN HIM!
Gen 27:35, But he said, “your brother came with DECEIT and has taken away your blessing.”
Gen 27:41, So Esau hated …, and Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I WILL KILL MY BROTHER JACOB.”
The Bible tells it the way it is! The whole ugly truth about man, YET, HE IS IN CONTROL! IT’S NOT A MATTER OF WHO GETS THE BLESSING, BUT WHO GOD BLESSES AND WHO GOD USES!