Matthew Henry Commentary Genesis 28:1-5

"And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan. Arise, go to Paddan-aram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother`s father. And take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban thy mother`s brother. And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a company of peoples. And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee. That thou mayest inherit the land of thy sojournings, which God gave unto Abraham. And Isaac sent away Jacob. And he went to Paddan-aram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob`s and Esau`s mother." — Genesis 28:1-5 (ASV)

Jacob had blessings promised concerning both this world and the world to come; yet goes out to a hard service. This corrected him for his deception of his father. The blessing would be conferred on him, yet he would suffer for the indirect course taken to obtain it.

Jacob is dismissed by his father with a solemn charge. He must not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan: those who profess religion should not marry those who do not care for religion. Isaac also pronounced a solemn blessing.

Isaac had previously blessed him unknowingly; now he does so intentionally. This blessing is more full than the former; it is a gospel blessing. This promise reaches as high as heaven, of which Canaan was a type. That was the better country which Jacob and the other patriarchs had in view.