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His mother said to him, "Let your curse be on me, my son. Only obey my voice, and go get them for me."
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A Faith-Fueled Deception
Commentators note the tension in Rebekah's actions. Some, like John Gill, see her statement "Upon me be thy curse" as an act of "strong faith" in God's prophecy. Others, like John Calvin and Matthew Henry, view it as a "rash" and sinful zeal. While she revered God's promise, her deceptive method was flawed, showing that good intentions don't excuse sinful actions when we operate outside of God's revealed will.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The life of Isaac falls into three periods. During the first seventy-five years, he was contemporary with his father. For sixty-one more years, his…
19th Century
Anglican
Upon me be thy curse. —No curse followed upon their conduct; but, on the contrary, Isaac acknowledged the substantial jus…
Baptist
And Esau, altogether a man of the world, one very like the sons of other families around, took care to adorn himself in fine clothing. It seems alw…
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16th Century
Protestant
Upon me be thy curse, my son. Here Rebekah sins again, because she burns with such hasty zeal that she does not consider how highly God di…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And his mother said to him, upon me [be] your curse, my son , &c.] That is, if your father should curse you, which I am w…
Rebekah knew that the blessing was intended for Jacob, and expected he would have it. But she wronged Isaac by deceiving him; she wronged Jacob by …
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