What was the significance of Isaac's blessing in Genesis 27?
In Genesis 27, Isaac's blessing was the double portion of the material estate. That is why Esau was deeply interested; the birthright did not bother him at all, but the blessing involved the family's wealth and pocketbook, making it a matter of material inheritance.
Les explains that Isaac's blessing in Genesis 27 was the double portion of the material estate. That is why Esau was really interested in it: it affected the pocketbook. The birthright did not bother Esau and caused no turmoil or hard feelings from age 24 to 77, because it meant nothing to him. But the blessing was different. Jacob obtained it through the conniving of Rebekah and Jacob, with the skin of a kid placed on Jacob's arms to fool Isaac into thinking he was Esau. Esau came in from his hunting with prepared food after Isaac finished blessing Jacob.