...its climate, prove this land to be, indeed, ' a field which the Lord hath blessed : God hath given it of the dew of heaven; and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine.' On the ancient history of Sichem, connected with the stories of Joseph, Eleazar, Joshua, &c., Dr. Clarke...

...God give thee of the dew of heaven, and th.3 fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine: 29 Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee...cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee. 31 And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said...

...blessing him and his seed, wherein ho acted and spoke by extraordinary divine direction, Gen. xxvii. 29. " Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee...Cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee." And therefore Esau, not included in this blessing, missed of being blessed...

...spirit against the flesh, and these two are contrary one to another. [35] Gen. xxvii. 29. " Let the people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee; be...Cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee." Hence we learn that the prophets themselves may not understand their prophecies,...

...him and his seed, wherein lIP acted and spoke by extraordinary divine direction, Gen. xxvii. 29. " Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee...let thy mother's sons bow down to thee; Cursed be everyone that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee." And therefore Esau, not included...

...the mercy of God, bestowed upon Jacob, contrary to the desire of Isaac. The blessing runs thus : '' Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee...and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee ; cursed is every one that curseth thee ; and blessed be he that blesseth thee," Gen. xxvii, 29. The account...

...3.4. To Isaac. And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed: Gen. xxvi. 4. To Jacob. God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine : Gen. xxvii. 28. With corn and wine have I sustained him : Gen. xxvii. 37. The land whereon thou liest,...

...naturally be deduced from any part of the blessing bestowed on him by his father, but this only ? ' God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of 'corn and wine :' Gen. xxvii. 28. There remains still to be accounted for, the passage relating to the sceptre of...

...expectations were bounded by things temporal, that God would make of them a great nation, and give them of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine; but then they were persuaded, that as the blessing was pronounced, so, to the very letter, it would...

...29. " Let the people serve thee, and natious bow down to thee ; be lord over thy brethren, and Tet thy mother's sons bow down to thee. Cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee." Hence we learn that the prophets themselves may not understand their prophecies,...