(Text : Genesis 27:37)
And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son?
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Genesis 27:38-39 And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept. And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above;
In other words, there is no more blessing, rightly so! All blessing comes in and through Christ and what He did at the Cross, and Esau had no regard for that. Millions want the blessing, but not Christ. However, once again we reiterate, his remorse was not for the true blessing, but only for the material benefits. Most Expositor consider that the preposition “of” should be translated “from”; thus, it would read, “Behold your dwelling shall be away from the fat places of the Earth. And away from the dew of heaven from above, and by your sword you shall live.
In addition, Genesis 27:40 And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.
Esau people (Edomites), they have been, and are, a violent people. Edomites wee the descendants of Esau, and they served Israel for nearly 900 years. In the first days of of Joram, and then of Ahaz, Edom revolted, and recovered its freedom, exactly as Isaac had prophesied; so in reality. There was no blessing for Esau, as there can be no blessing for those who demean Christ and the price that He has paid for man’s redemption.
Finally, Genesis 27:41 And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.
Despite the deception, Esau had no cause to hate Jacob; he knew that the prophecy had given the birthright to Jacob; as well, he knew that his profligate lifestyle did not warrant such. He had no desire to be a Priest of the family, in fact, no desire for the things of God whatsoever; so his hatred was fueled by ungodliness, not by any imagined wrong. The flesh always tries to kill that which is of the Spirit.
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