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Genesis 27:29

King James Version (KJV)

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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.

Genesis 27:29 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Genesis 27:29

Theological / Devotional

Let people serve thee. Jacob was to be pre-eminent, not only over his brethren, in the wider sense of all his relatives, but over foreign peoples as well. This blessing envisions the concept of universal dominion, which was indeed God’s original plan for Israel (see Deut. 4:6; 28:10; 2 Chron. 9:22, 23; Ps. 126:3; Zech. 2:11 ; 8:22, 23; 14:16; COL 289, 290).

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