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Jacob went near to Isaac his father. He felt him, and said, "The voice is Jacob`s voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau."
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A Battle of the Senses
Commentators highlight the intense drama of this moment. Isaac is caught between two conflicting senses: his hearing correctly identifies Jacob's voice, but his touch is deceived by the goat skins on Jacob's hands. This sensory confusion shows how close the deception came to being discovered, yet Isaac ultimately trusted his sense of touch over his hearing.
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Genesis
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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
THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC (Genesis 25:19 to Genesis 35:29).
THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS.
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Baptist
And Isaac said to Jacob, Come near, please, that I may feel you, my son, whether you are my very son Esau or not.
And Jacob went…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Jacob went near to Isaac his father Boldly and without trembling; which he could the better do, as his father could n…
Jacob, with some difficulty, gained his point and received the blessing. This blessing is in very general terms. No mention is made of the distingu…
