Chumash review Perek 27

Some of these statements explain how יִצְחָק become blind. Which answer is NOT correct?

• The tears from the מַלְאָךְ blinded יִצְחָק at עַקֵדַת יִצְחָק

• Hashem was punishing יִצְחָק

• The smoke from עֵשָׂו's wives' blinded him

• יִצְחָק's eyes were blind just so that יַעֲקֹב could get the blessing

How come all of a sudden says, "לֹא יָדַעְתִּי יוֹם מוֹתִי" - "I don't know when I will die!"?

• He wants to persuade עֵשָׂו to make him a lovely meal.

• He was quite ill now and thought he would die soon.

• He had turned 122 years old - 5 years before his mother, שָֹרָה died.

• He thought he would die from seeing עֵשָׂו do so many עַבֵרוֹת.

Why does יִצְחָק say, "לָצ֥וּד צַ֖יִד לְהָבִֽיא" - "to hunt a meal to bring"? The word bring seems to be unnecessary.

• He wants to make sure that עֵשָׂו will bring the meal to him and not eat it himself.

• He knows that if עֵשָׂו doesn't manage to trap or hunt a meal, he will end up stealing it so לְהָבִֽיא refers to stealing it.

When רִבְקָה told יַעֲקֹב what יִצְחָק had told עֵשָׂו had done, she added in the words, "לִפְנֵי ה'" - "before Hashem". Why?

• She wanted to hint to יַעֲקֹב that she had רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ

• She was so upset about it that she was now praying to Hashem.

• לִפְנֵי ה' meant to say that Hashem will approve of יִצְחָק's blessing to עֵשָׂו and so it will come true.

• She liked adding on to what יִצְחָק said.

Why does רִבְקָה say, "וְקַח־לִי" - "and take for ME"? She could have just told יַעֲקֹב to take.

• רִבְקָה was saying that she will not steal but take a goat from what belongs to her because יִצְחָק had promised her these when they got married.

• רִבְקָה really wanted to keep the meal for herself.

There were, "שְׁנֵי גְּדָיֵי עִזִּים טֹבִים" - "TWO good young goats". Why two?

• יִצְחָק liked to eat a lot of food.

• One goat would be given to guests.

• One goat would be for יִצְחָק and one would be for the קָרְבַּן פֶּסַח.

• One goat was for decoration and one was for eating.

Why were עֵשָׂו's clothes called, "הַחֲמֻדֹת" - the desired ones?

• They had real diamonds all over them.

• עֵשָׂו had stolen them from נִמְרֹד

• רִבְקָה wanted to wear them.

Why were עֵשָׂו's clothes kept in his parents' house?

• יִצְחָק liked to wear them sometimes.

• עֵשָׂו was scared that his wives would steal them.

Why did רִבְקָה need to put the meal in יַעֲקֹב's hands. Couldn't יַעֲקֹב take it himself?

• This was רִבְקָה's way of almost forcing יַעֲקֹב to go to יִצְחָק for his blessing.

• יַעֲקֹב had broken his arm.

• יַעֲקֹב was feeling lazy.

• רִבְקָה gave a special note to יַעֲקֹב as well.

יַעֲקֹב said, "אָנֹכִי עֵשָׂו בְּכֹרֶךָ". How did יַעֲקֹב manage to make יִצְחָק believe he was עֵשָׂו without lying?