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of the blessings of the covenant may yet have a very good share of outward blessings. God gives good ground and good weather to many that reject his covenant, and have no part nor lot in it.
[2.] That by degrees he should recover his liberty. If Jacob must rule (Ge 27:29), Esau must serve; but he has this to comfort him, he shall live by his sword. He shall serve, but he shall not starve; and, at length, after much skirmishing, he shall break the yoke of bondage, and wear marks of freedom. This was fulfilled (2Ki 8:20, 22) when the Edomites revolted.
40 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.
Jacob Flees from Esau
41 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.
That those who lift up hands in wrath lift them up in vain. Esau, instead of repenting of his own folly, reproached his brother, unjustly charged him with taking away the birthright which he had fairly sold to him (Ge 27:36), and conceived malice against him for what he had now done, Ge 27:41. Those are not likely to speed in prayer who turn those resentments upon their brethren which they should turn upon themselves, and lay the blame of their miscarriages upon others, when they should take shame to themselves.
Here is, the malice Esau bore to Jacob upon account of the blessing which he had obtained, Ge 27:41. Hypocrites only abstain from doing evil for fear of men. Thus he went in the way of Cain, who slew his brother because he had gained that acceptance with God of which he had rendered himself unworthy. Esau's hatred of Jacob was,