Genesis 27:30-40
"The Stolen Blessing" (pt. 2)
Here we have Esau come on to the scene (for pt. 1, click here). It is at this point when both Isaac and Esau realize they have been tricked by Jacob. Now, Jacob had stolen both Esau's birthright AND his blessing.
Just to clarify things a little bit, if you read further along in the passage, you will see some of the implications of Jacob receiving the blessing. Jacob will inherit the family "home" and, due to the blessing itself, Jacob would have his relatives subservient to him.
In response, Esau cried out for a blessing. So, Isaac gave him all he could. The blessing was a rough one, promising hardships, servitude and quarrel, but it also promised that one day that yoke of servitude would be broken and Esau would be free of Jacob.
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