Esau's Tears...
Torah study 3-24 Genesis 27:28-40
The blessing...Isaac gives to Jacob.
Then the discovery by Esau.
Esau begs for a blessing.
Many layers to this story...
V28 first word ...and to start the blessing implies a connection between the previous sentence but it doesn't make sense... Changes the meaning to that it is a continuous gift... "the gift that keeps on giving"
Second word "Elohim" God as judge. Rashi. Significance of the name, if worthy will receive the blessing if not no blessing... Now a conditional blessing.
Esau returns.. Isaac asks who he is... Isaac sees what happened with a violent shudder... Denotes confusion or perplexity. But Midrash says he is horrified because he sees the "gates of hell opening for him" great terror. What does that mean? He did something wrong... Some say he realized his error of judgement of Esau's character. Terror that Esau has no blessing.
Asks who was it who came to hunt? He lays out the problem... He ate all of it. Every taste wanted he got in the food. (similar to how mana tasted)
I blessed him so he must remain blessed.
Sarna - Isaac realizes that the blessing is irreversible. Power of words. Cannot be taken back.
Sages read it differently.
David Kimkee. He shall remained bless and he confirms that blessing now that he sees the truth.
Nachmanadese says nothing he can do and he can't take it back.
Hasidic. Cannot take back similar to someone who does something that keeps on making an impact even when the person is gone. Like making a window to let sun shine in...cannot undo it.
Robert Alter. Esau breaks down. And changes character. He is reduced from a strong man to a child asking for a blessing.
Tears of Esau. He desires to be a faithful son...it matters a lot and he loves his father.
Compares this to Mordechai's outcry regarding the decree to kill the Jews in Shushan.
Gen 36:12. Descendants of Esau. Amalek ... Thus Haman descended from Esau. Generations later the wrong comes back.
In book of Esther the duel between a descendant of Saul and a descendant of egog (?)
Eli Munk. On tears of Esau. Cannot get away with doing evil. Esau shed three tears.. Right eye Left eye and one was unshed...and this explains our suffering.
"The redemption will not come until Esau's tears are dried."
Zohar. Shows Jacobs wrestling later was with the spirit of Esau. When angel blessing is made it signifies acceptance and the hatred between the brothers goes away.
The blessing...Isaac gives to Jacob.
Then the discovery by Esau.
Esau begs for a blessing.
Many layers to this story...
V28 first word ...and to start the blessing implies a connection between the previous sentence but it doesn't make sense... Changes the meaning to that it is a continuous gift... "the gift that keeps on giving"
Second word "Elohim" God as judge. Rashi. Significance of the name, if worthy will receive the blessing if not no blessing... Now a conditional blessing.
Esau returns.. Isaac asks who he is... Isaac sees what happened with a violent shudder... Denotes confusion or perplexity. But Midrash says he is horrified because he sees the "gates of hell opening for him" great terror. What does that mean? He did something wrong... Some say he realized his error of judgement of Esau's character. Terror that Esau has no blessing.
Asks who was it who came to hunt? He lays out the problem... He ate all of it. Every taste wanted he got in the food. (similar to how mana tasted)
I blessed him so he must remain blessed.
Sarna - Isaac realizes that the blessing is irreversible. Power of words. Cannot be taken back.
Sages read it differently.
David Kimkee. He shall remained bless and he confirms that blessing now that he sees the truth.
Nachmanadese says nothing he can do and he can't take it back.
Hasidic. Cannot take back similar to someone who does something that keeps on making an impact even when the person is gone. Like making a window to let sun shine in...cannot undo it.
Robert Alter. Esau breaks down. And changes character. He is reduced from a strong man to a child asking for a blessing.
Tears of Esau. He desires to be a faithful son...it matters a lot and he loves his father.
Compares this to Mordechai's outcry regarding the decree to kill the Jews in Shushan.
Gen 36:12. Descendants of Esau. Amalek ... Thus Haman descended from Esau. Generations later the wrong comes back.
In book of Esther the duel between a descendant of Saul and a descendant of egog (?)
Eli Munk. On tears of Esau. Cannot get away with doing evil. Esau shed three tears.. Right eye Left eye and one was unshed...and this explains our suffering.
"The redemption will not come until Esau's tears are dried."
Zohar. Shows Jacobs wrestling later was with the spirit of Esau. When angel blessing is made it signifies acceptance and the hatred between the brothers goes away.
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