Genesis 27:26-30 "And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son. And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed: Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine: Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee. And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting."
Were it not for the fact of God’s promises, we might be tempted to think that Jacob came by everything he had as a result of fraud. In Genesis 25:29-34, we see that Esau was much more concerned with what he perceived as an immediate need than with the promise of the birthright. He willingly bargained away the promise of future blessings to satisfy an immediate desire. Esau despised (held in contempt) his birthright.
We see in Genesis 26:34-35 that Esau further distressed Isaac and Rebekah by choosing to marry two Hittite women. One of the reasons that this troubled Isaac and Rebekah was because the Hittites did not honor God. They were an idolatrous people and had no love for the ways of Abraham and Isaac. We also see Esau’s contrary nature in this.
Jacob already had the birthright as we come into our scriptures today. Even though it was contrary to the custom of that day, Jacob was about to receive the blessing of his father. God used Rebekah’s love for Jacob (Genesis 25:28) to bring about His purpose that the elder (Esau) should serve the younger (Jacob). It was a most powerful and beautiful blessing. The LORD still works His will today no matter how contrary to the traditions of men that will may be.
Jacob came clothed in raiment that was not his. It was the odor of this garment that began the blessing. Isaac declared that it was like the smell of a field which the LORD had blessed. We, too, are clothed in a garment that is not ours. We are clothed in the righteousness of Jesus Christ, and this is a sweet-smelling savor to the LORD. We have truly received grace greater than all our sins.
This prophetic blessing continues with great assurance. God will give to His promised Seed the dew of heaven and the fatness of the earth. Being in Christ, this blessing is ours. We are BLESSED to serve the promised Seed and to bow down to Him. There is no greater joy for the child of God in all the world than to glorify our God who has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in Christ (Ephesians 1:3)!