33And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.
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Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.
For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
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?
And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:
And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 29-34)We have here a bargain made between Jacob and Esau about the birthright, which was Esau’s by providence but Jacob’s by promise. It was a spiritual privilege, including the excellency of dignity and the excellency of power, as well as the double portion, Gen. 49:3. It seemed to be such a birthright as had then the blessing annexed to it, and the entail of the promise. Now see, I. Jacob’s pious desi…
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