Treasury of Scripture
that I may eat. The blessing, says Dr. A. Clarke, which Isaac was to confer on his son, was a species of divine right, and must be communicated with appropriate ceremonies. As eating and drinking were used among the Asiatics on almost all religious occasions, and especially in making and confirming covenants, it is reasonable to suppose, that something of this kind was essentially necessary on this occasion; and that Isaac could not convey the right, till he had eaten of the meat provided for the purpose by him who was to receive the blessing.
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Genesis 27:7,23,25,27 Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless you before the LORD before my death...
Genesis 14:19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
Genesis 24:60 And they blessed Rebekah, and said to her, You are our sister, be you the mother of thousands of millions...
Genesis 28:3 And God Almighty bless you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, that you may be a multitude of people;
Genesis 48:9,15-20 And Joseph said to his father, They are my sons, whom God has given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray you, to me...
Genesis 49:28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spoke to them, and blessed them...
Leviticus 9:22,23 And Aaron lifted up his hand toward the people, and blessed them, and came down from offering of the sin offering...
Deuteronomy 33:1 And this is the blessing, with which Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
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Joshua 14:13 And Joshua blessed him, and gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance.
Joshua 22:6 So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away: and they went to their tents.
Luke 2:34 And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel...
Luke 24:51 And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.
Hebrews 11:20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.