“And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son’s venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine, and he drank.”
Then he said: my son, bring me some of your game to eat, so that I may give you my blessing. Jacob brought it to him and he ate; and he brought some wine and he drank. The covenantal meal precedes the covenantal blessing — the eating together is the embodied covenant act that the blessing pronouncement requires. Isaac eats and drinks; the meal is complete; the blessing is ready to be given. The application: the meal that precedes the blessing is meant to be a meal of genuine encounter and recognition. Here it is a meal in which one party has been deceived. The covenant form is present; the covenant reality has been compromised.
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