Genesis 27:22: And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.
23: And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands: so he blessed him.
24: And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am.
25: And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine, and he drank.
26: And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.
27: And he came near,
and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and
said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD hath
blessed:
28: Therefore God
give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of
corn and wine:
29: 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.
30: And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
31: And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison, that thy soul may bless me.
32: And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn Esau.
33: And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed.
34: And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.
35: And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing.
36: And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?
37: And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son?
38: And Esau said
unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.
39: And Isaac his
father answered and said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of
the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above;
40: And by thy sword
shalt thou live, and 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.
Genesis 32:17: And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying, Whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these before thee?
18: Then thou shalt say, They be thy servant Jacob's; it is a present sent unto my lord Esau: and, behold, also he is behind us.
19: And so commanded he the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, On this manner shall ye speak unto Esau, when ye find him.
20: And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me.
21: So went the present over before him: and himself lodged that night in the company.
22: And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two womenservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok.
23: And he took them, and sent them over the brook, and sent over that he had.
24: And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.
25: And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.
26: And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
27: And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.
28: And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
29: And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there.
30: And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
31: And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh.
32: Therefore the children of Israel eat not of the sinew which shrank, which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day: because he touched the hollow of Jacob's thigh in the sinew that shrank.
Genesis 33:1: And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids.
2: And he put the
handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and
Rachel and Joseph hindermost.
3: And he passed over
before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to
his brother.
4: And Esau ran to
meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they
wept.
5: And he lifted up
his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, Who are those with
thee? And he said, The children which
God hath graciously given thy servant.
6: Then the
handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves.
7: And Leah also with
her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and
Rachel, and they bowed themselves.
8: And he said, What
meanest thou by all this drove which I met?
And he said, These are to find grace in the sight of my lord.
9: And Esau said, I
have enough, my brother; keep that thou hast unto thyself.
10: And Jacob said,
Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my
present at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the
face of God, and thou wast pleased with me.
11: Take, I pray thee, my blessing that is brought to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough. And he urged him, and he took it.
12: And he said, Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go before thee.
13: And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and the flocks and herds with young are with me: and if men should overdrive them one day, all the flock will die.
14: Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure, until I come unto my lord unto Seir.
15: And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the folk that are with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find grace in the sight of my lord.
16: So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir.
17: And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.
18: And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padan-aram; and pitched his tent before the city.
19: And he bought a parcel of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem's father, for an hundred pieces of money.
20: And he erected there an altar, and called it El-elohe-Israel.
Notes & Comments: Eusua’s blessing included a dwelling in both the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above; Jacob’s did not include a blessing in heaven but from heaven
Jacob bowed to Esau, called him lord, and said
therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and
thou wast pleased with me and offered Esau gifts as the femininely represented
“church” should honor the saints. (Rom:12:13, Rom:15:25, 26, 1Cor:16:1,
2Cor:8:4, 2Cor:9:1, 2Cor:9:12,
Heb:6:10, Phil 4:1518) It appears Jacob, a primary faithful, recanted of
stealing the birthright and the first blessing of Esau in giving a good portion
of his blessing to him.
Esau blew the primary focus of his mission as a saint by giving up his birthright yet he was still a saint
He will most likely be forgiven in the future. It seems the
blessing of Isaac on Esau ends in the future when Esau is manifested as a
saint: when thou shalt have the
dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.
Paul used him as an example in Hebrews to warn saints not to blow their particular assignment.