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He said, "Isn`t he rightly named Jacob? For he has supplanted me these two times. He took away my birthright. See, now he has taken away my blessing." He said, "Haven`t you reserved a blessing for me?"
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Esau's Misplaced Blame
Commentators like Calvin and Gill point out that Esau's accusation against Jacob is flawed. He blames Jacob for "taking" the birthright, but conveniently forgets that he himself had despised and sold it for a meal. This serves as a powerful reminder to examine our own hearts and take responsibility for our choices rather than simply blaming others for our circumstances.
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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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16th Century
Protestant
Is he not rightly named Jacob? That Esau felt no repentance is clear from the fact that he accused his brother and took no blame upon hims…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he said, is not he rightly named Jacob ? &c.] As he was by his parents, and those that were at his birth, becaus…
When Esau understood that Jacob had received the blessing, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry. The day is coming when those who now mak…
