A DESCRIPTION OF ISAAC
Within the verses of Genesis, Chapter 27, Moses described Isaac as an old man, who was no longer able to see. Moses also wrote that Isaac did not know how much longer he would remain living due to his deteriorating physical condition. Although Isaac had lost his sense of sight, he is described as one who could still taste, smell, feel, and hear. Isaac is also described by Moses as one who loved delicious food (specifically, wild game).
CONCLUSION OF THE CHARACTER OF ISAAC
The Isaac that we read of in Genesis 27 was not the same youngster that had been described in the earlier chapters of Genesis. Here he had grown old and therefore lost functionality of some of his body. However, he remained a very spiritual man, and one who continued in serving the Lord. By the description that Moses gives of Isaac in Genesis, Chapter 27, it is my conclusion that Isaac was a man who was heavily dependent on his sense of taste, smell, touch, and hearing since he had lost his sense of sight. For this reason it was harder for Isaac to be certain that things were really what his working senses assured him they were. That is the reason why it was so easy for his son, Jacob to deceive him by dressing in Esau’s clothing and wearing animal hair to disguise his smooth skin. Both Jacob and Rebekah knew that Isaac could not see, so they planned to fool his working senses and they were successful in doing so. Based on Moses’ description, I picture Isaac as a frail, blind old man, who was very dependent on his family to take care of him. Unfortunately, they did not take care of him, but instead his wife and second born son deceived him. What a heartbreaking story.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Sandy, D. B. / Giese, Jr., R. L. Cracking Old Testament Codes. B&H Publishing Group, 1995.
Ryken, Leland. How to Read the Bible as Literature. Zondervan, 1984.
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