Why God Gives Jacob the Blessings He Earned as a Partner

Midrash Tanchuma Buber, Toldot 11:1

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(Genesis 27:28:) "SO MAY THE GOD GIVE TO YOU <OF THE DEW OF HEAVEN>." "A god" is not written here, but rather "THE GOD." When the God completes His fulfillment, He gives to you the blessings with which I have blessed you. Why? Because Jacob is a partner with his Creator in every matter. Rabbi Pinhas the Priest bar Hama said in the name of Rabbi Reuven: See what is written (in Jeremiah 10:16): "NOT LIKE THESE (idols) IS THE PORTION OF JACOB, FOR HE IS THE FORMER OF ALL <AND ISRAEL IS THE TRIBE OF HIS INHERITANCE>."

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BlessingJacobProvidence

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