Genesis 27:34

Genesis 27:34 says, 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.  Esau was very upset when he heard of Jacob's trickery.  He asked Isaac to bless him as well.  We cannot expect someone to not be upset or angry if we cheat them, nor can we expect them to not want what is rightfully theirs.  Verse thirty-five states, And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing. Isaac told Esau that through trickery Jacob had taken away his birthright.  Sometimes, the things that we lose through the trickery of others cannot be reclaimed, but no one can ever take away our birthright as a child of God that we obtain through our faith in Christ as our Savior and Lord.  Verse thirty-six asks,  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?  Esau asked if Jacob was not rightly named, since he was a deceiver.  Esau said Jacob had deceived him twice, but Jacob didn't really deceive him when Esau sold his birthright.  We cannot blame all our failures on someone else if we willingly participated in part of them.  Esau also wanted to know if Isaac had a blessing left for him.  We would view this more as an inheritance, I believe.  Verse thirty-seven declares, 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?  Isaac told Esau that he had made Jacob Esau's lord.  We may have difficulty understanding this today, but once given, for whatever reason, the blessing could not be taken back.  Verse thirty-eight asks, 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.  Esau wanted to know if Isaac had even one blessing left for him.  Fortunately, no one can cheat us out of God's blessings for us.  Verse thirty-nine declares, And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and or the the dew of heaven from above;  Then verse forty adds, 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.  This was not the blessing that Esau was looking for, but it was all that Isaac could offer.  There are times when we cannot change our earthly situation, and we simply have to make the best of life.  Verse forty-one adds, And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.  Esau hated Jacob and said he would kill him after Isaac died.  We can never allow hatred to rule us, even if we have been cheated, even if the person who cheats us is very close to us.  Again, they can never cheat us out of our salvation, and this is all that really matters.  Verse forty-two states, And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, purposing to kill thee. Verse forty-three adds, Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;  Verse forty- four continues, And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother’s fury turn away;  Then verse forty-five concludes, Until thy brother’s anger turn away from thee, and he forget that which thou hast done to him: then I will send, and fetch thee from thence: why should I be deprived also of you both in one day?  Rebekah, who had set up the whole deception, heard of Esau's plan to kill Jacob.  She called Jacob, told him Esau's plan to kill him, and sent him away to her family until Esau's anger died down.  Sometimes, we may have to simply leave a situation until anger dies down.  Verse forty-six says, And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?  Rebekah then told Isaac that she was weary of her life, and asked what good her life would have been if Jacob married a woman of Beth.  I believe this was one reason Rebekah was sending Jacob away.