Deceit and manipulation, sibling rivalry and parents working against each other.
What I find most interesting is that Isaac's blessing has power - it is assumed by every character in the story that what he says will be. A blessing in our world seem to be more of a wish or prayer of petition, here it is a certainty. What would it be to live in a world where blessings declared what the future would be?
The only times we use blessings now that I can think of are the blessing of children during communion and the benediction. Both of these blessings begin with words like "May" - but there is nothing more certain than God's general good will and blessings for us. So perhaps we should be more assertive about declaring God's blessings - the way we do after the confession. "I declare that you shall be blessed, that you will be loved, that you will grow in God's grace, that you will be a blessing to those you encounter."
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