281 So Isaac called Jacob and blessed him and charged him, and said to him, " You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan . 2 "Arise , go to Paddan-aram , to the house of Bethuel your mother's father ; and from there take to yourself a wife from the daughters of Laban your mother's brother . 3 "May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, that you may become a company of peoples . 4 "May He also give you the blessing of Abraham , to you and to your descendants with you, that you may possess the land of your sojournings , which God gave to Abraham ." 5 Then Isaac sent Jacob away , and he went to Paddan-aram to Laban , son of Bethuel the Aramean , the brother of Rebekah , the mother of Jacob and Esau .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis 28:1-5
Commentary on Genesis 28:1-5
(Read Genesis 28:1-5)
Jacob had blessings promised both as to this world and that which is to come; yet goes out to a hard service. This corrected him for the fraud on his father. The blessing shall be conferred on him, yet he shall smart for the indirect course taken to obtain it. Jacob is dismissed by his father with a solemn charge. He must not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan: those who profess religion, should not marry with those that care not for religion. Also with a solemn blessing. Isaac had before blessed him unwittingly; now he does it designedly. This blessing is more full than the former; it is a gospel blessing. This promise looks as high as heaven, of which Canaan was a type. That was the better country which Jacob and the other patriarchs had in view.