....as they continue to prepare for the work of an undershepherd..
Genesis 27:10. and you shall bring it to your father to eat,
so that he may bless you before he dies.
AELW 5:109
"Here belongs a description of the rites which the fathers used both when bestowing and when receiving a blessing. But Moses relates merely as a matter of history what the first-born had to do and how he had to be dressed in order to receive those fiefs of the blessing. Beyond this he adds nothing, although they made use of definite and special rites. Thus when the princes receive fiefs from the emperor today, they are not dressed in the ordinary or customary manner but put on royal garments with distinctive helmets and arms. These are ceremonials which the world uses to make public and adorn what is being done. Thus Moses laid his hands on Joshua (Deut. 34:9), and Scripture says: “You shall invest him with your dignity” (cf. Num. 27:20, 23); that is, you shall honor him with a short address before the people, in order that they may know that he has been praised by you and deserves to be heard and followed by them."
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