...extraordmary _ M divine direction, Gen. xxvii. 29. " Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thec ; be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons...curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee." And therefore Esau, not included in this blessing, missed of being blessed as an heir of the benefits...

...said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field whiclt the LORD hath blessed: 23 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...

...its climate, prove this land to be, indeed, ' a field which the Lord hath blessed : God hath given it of the dew of heaven; and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine.' On the ancient history of Sichem, connected with the stories of Joseph, Eleazar, Joshua, &c., Dr. Clarke...

...desire was no spiritual blessing, nothing religious; it was to have the grant transferred to himself, " Be Lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee." Had he, from the heart, before God, sought repentance, and earnestly desired the special blessings...

...God give thee of the dew of heaven, and th.3 fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine: 29 Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee...curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee. 31 And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let...

...blessing him and his seed, wherein ho acted and spoke by extraordinary divine direction, Gen. xxvii. 29. " Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee...curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee." And therefore Esau, not included in this blessing, missed of being blessed as an heir of the benefits...

...spirit against the flesh, and these two are contrary one to another. [35] Gen. xxvii. 29. " Let the people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee; be...curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee." Hence we learn that the prophets themselves may not understand their prophecies, -for Jacob thought...

...him and his seed, wherein lIP acted and spoke by extraordinary divine direction, Gen. xxvii. 29. " Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee...let thy mother's sons bow down to thee; Cursed be everyone that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee." And therefore Esau, not included...

...the mercy of God, bestowed upon Jacob, contrary to the desire of Isaac. The blessing runs thus : '' Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee...and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee ; cursed is every one that curseth thee ; and blessed be he that blesseth thee," Gen. xxvii, 29. The account...

...29. " Let the people serve thee, and natious bow down to thee ; be lord over thy brethren, and Tet thy mother's sons bow down to thee. Cursed be every...curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee." Hence we learn that the prophets themselves may not understand their prophecies, for Jacob thought...