...in the Hebrew is a prophecy and reads thus, "Therefore the Lord shall give thee of the dew of heaven and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine." Remember who was in him according to the flesh. "Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee,...

...Therefore God give Ihee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine: 29 ion like a young unicorn. tbee, and blessed 6* he that blessed) thee. 30 1i And it came to pan, at soon as Isaac had made an...

...smell of a field which (I) the Lord have blessed. Therefore I will give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness" of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine. Let people serve thee, and (sinful) nations bow down to thee: be Lord over thy (fleshly) brethren, and let thy mother's (base-born)...

...fervours of grateful affection, most amply does he bless him. He implores for him the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine. He proceeds to specify the relative dominion of his two sons, and their respective lot in life, and...

...smell of a field, which the Lord hath blessed. 28. " Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine. 29. " Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee ; be lord over thy brethren, and let thy...

...a field which the Lord hath blessed," (Gen. xxvii. 28.) : " God hath given it of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine." Such being the state of the Holy Land, at least of that part of it which is properly cultivated, we...

...Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of com and wine : 29 of inte8 2 breXXVII. Esau obtains a bkssing. thren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee : cursed be every...

...extraordmary _ M divine direction, Gen. xxvii. 29. " Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thec ; be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons...curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee." And therefore Esau, not included in this blessing, missed of being blessed as an heir of the benefits...

...desire was no spiritual blessing, nothing religious; it was to have the grant transferred to himself, " Be Lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee." Had he, from the heart, before God, sought repentance, and earnestly desired the special blessings...

...the right of primogeniture, is not quite clear ; but the terms in which it was conveyed by Isaac, " Be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down before thee," seem to intimate a regular investiture with the supreme authority as head of the tribe....