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A Flawed Atonement
Commentator Matthew Henry suggests Esau's action was not genuine repentance but an attempt to atone for other wrongs by pleasing his parents in one thing. This highlights a common human tendency to believe that a single good act can make up for a pattern of poor choices, rather than seeking a true change of heart.
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Albert Barnes
On Genesis 28:1–22
18th Century
Theologian
קהל qâhāl — “congregation.”
מחלת māchălat — Machalath, “sickness, or a harp.”
לוּז l…
Charles Ellicott
On Genesis 28:1–22
19th Century
Bishop
John Gill
On Genesis 28:8
17th Century
Pastor
And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac
his father .
] He perc…
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Matthew Henry
On Genesis 28:6–9
17th Century
Minister
Good examples impress even the ungodly and malicious. But Esau thought, by pleasing his parents in one thing, to atone for other wrongdoings. Carna…