Esau Gets “Blessed” Too by His Father Isaac

27:30-40

30 As soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, and right after Jacob had left his father’s presence, Jacob’s brother Esau returned home from hunting. 31 Then he too cooked a delicious meal, and he took it to his father Isaac and said to him, “Father, please sit up and eat some of your son’s deer meat so that you can bless me.” 32 But his father asked him, “Which son are you?” Esau answered, “I am your oldest son Esau.” 33 Then Isaac became so upset that his body shook very violently, and he asked Esau, “Who was it then that hunted deer meat and brought a meal to me? I finished eating it just before you came, and I blessed him. So God will definitely bless him.” 34 When Esau heard what his father said, he shouted out with a very loud and distressed shout and begged his father, “Please bless me too, father!” 35 But his father responded, “Your brother came to me and tricked me and stole the blessing that I was planning to give you.” 36 Then Esau exclaimed, “The name Jacob fits him exactly, because he has tricked me like this two times now! First he stole my rights as the oldest son, and now look what he has done: he has stolen my blessing!”

Then Esau begged his father, “Is there still a way you can ask God to bless me?” 37 Isaac answered, “Listen, I have already appointed Jacob to be your master. In fact, I have asked God to make it so that you and all your descendants will serve him and his descendants. Besides that, I have also blessed him with abundant harvests and wine. So then, there is no way left for me to bless you, my son!” 38 But Esau continued to beg his father and say, “Father, isn’t there just one more way that you can bless me? Please bless me too, father!” Then Esau started crying loudly. 39 Finally his father said to him,

“Listen, you and your descendants will live

in a place where the land is not good for farming

and where there is not much rain.

40 You and your descendants will have to fight battles to stay alive,

and you will serve your brother and his descendants.

But when you rebel against them,

you will get free from their control over you.”