“And Jacob said unto his father,I am Esau thy firstborn 27:19
Jacob tricked Esaus and took his father’s blessing,
so Isaac blessed Jacob” (verses 21-23).
Therefore God give thee (Jacob) of the dew of heaven
and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine
increase and possession]: Let people serve thee, and
nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren
and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that
curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee” Gen 27:26-29
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Isaac kinda cursed Esau,“Behold,thy dwelling shall be away
from the fatness of the earth,the dew of heaven from above;
And by thy sword shalt thou live,shalt serve thy brother;
and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion
that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.
-A future meaning, And Esau hated Jacob …” (verses 39-41).
where material blessing of wealth in the things of the ground added,
heathen nations shall be ruled by the birthright nations of Israel
And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth
and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east
and to the north,and to the south(Genesis 28:14-14).
-Israel shall eventually spread around the world
as dust of the ground,and sands of the sea shore.
Genesis 28:15 “I am with thee, and will keep thee
in all places whither thou goest,and will bring thee again
into this land; for I will not leave thee,
until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of”
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But after years of trial and test—after finally wrestling all night
with the angel (Genesis 32:24-29)after confessing his name as “supplanter”
God bestowed His blessing upon Jacob, and took away
his reproachful name, and gave him a new, untainted name,
Israel—which means “prevailer,” or “overcomer with God.”
God appeared to Jacob, whose name was changed to Israel. Gen35:11
through Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,
the promises were handed down to one man at a time