Isaac was misled by his senses to seek to bless the wrong son.
God had said Jacob would be the child of promise (Gen 25:23), but Isaac loved Esau more.
Why?
Because Esau brought him food "such as he loved." Chapter 27 says this at least 3 times.
Hunting is a thrill, and eating what you killed is a primal satisfaction (Gen 25:27-28). It isn't wrong in itself (Gen 9:3), but leads Isaac astray.
He smells Esau's clothes and is convinced Jacob is Esau (Gen 27:27).
Our senses can easily mislead us to live and act contrary to God's covenant promises and boundaries. Taste, smell, touch (Gen 27:21). These are great blessings in themselves, part of God's gift in our bodies. But our inordinate pursuit of them causes much trouble.
The revival of a masculine Christianity is generally a good thing, but being stereotypically masculine does not itself make one godly. Jacob was more "effeminate" than Esau, but remained the child of promise, while masculine Esau flouted God's ways and devalued His blessings. My denomination deliberately seeks to cultivate godly masculinity - a good thing. But I've had young men ask me if I'd be welcome in our church, since they're not big on hunting, beards, guns, and other "macho" things. Manly men are put off by much of the effeminate church today. It ain't easy to shape a godly family/church culture that incarnates the truth that men and women are different, while also making room for different expressions of what it means to be a man and a woman.
Meanwhile, Rebekah has to scheme to get Jacob the blessing, and to get him a non-Philistine wife. Jacob has to leave home, exiled for a time, the deceiver deceived by Laban...
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