לקחת מוסר
27:34 “כשמוע עשו את דברי אביו ויצעק צעקה גדולה ומרה עד מאוד, ויאמר לאביו ברכני גם אני אבי” – “When Eisav heard his father’s words, he cried out an exceedingly great and bitter cry, and said to his father: bless me too, father.” What was the bitter cry that Eisav was crying – so much so that the Posuk says, “עד מאוד” – that it was very bitter? Generally, the word, “מאוד” represents very much – that it does not have any boundaries. Eisav seemed to know that there was at least one Brocha left for him, so while it may have been bitter, why the use of the words, “עד מאוד ” –bitter without boundaries? The Midrash tells us that Yitzchok shuddered, for he saw Gehinom open up below him when Eisav entered the room. Eisav as well saw Gehinom opened. It was either he himself who saw it, or as the Gemara in Megilah 3a tells us, his Mazel saw it. Either way, Eisav recognized that the game was up, and that his father Yitzchok would now know that he was a great Rasha, and all of his virtuous acts were nothing more than acts – trickery. Eisav recognized that now that Yitzchok saw through the façade, and knew what Eisav was, even if he were to give him a Brocha, it wouldn’t take effect due to his wickedness. Thus, Eisav asked, “ברכני גם אני” – bless me to also be a Tzaddik like Yaakov Avinu, and thus any Brochos that Yitzchok would give him would take effect upon him. To this request Yitzchok answered, “הנה משמני הארץ” – whether you become a Tzaddik like your brother is dependent on Bechirah, on your choosing; being a Tzaddik doesn’t come from a Brocha, but rather it comes from one working on himself and making the correct choices. Eisav wanted to be a Tzaddik like Yaakov Ainu, but without working on it – and that is not how it happens.
