Was Isaac truly the passive patriarch scholars have long assumed? A close examination of Genesis 27-28 reveals instead a perceptive leader who understood divine will regarding Jacob's inheritance and acted with careful intention. Through detailed textual analysis of three distinct blessings Isaac bestows, a pattern emerges: the blessing stolen by Jacob conspicuously omits any reference to the Abrahamic covenant, while Isaac later deliberately grants Jacob the genuine covenantal blessing. Linguistic comparison between Rebecca's reported speech and Isaac's original words exposes her crucial misinterpretation of her husband's intentions, while her documented pattern of emotional overreaction throughout the narrative provides supporting evidence for this misunderstanding. These findings suggest Rebecca's elaborate deception was ultimately unnecessary - Isaac had always intended to transmit the Abrahamic blessing to Jacob while providing Esau with a separate, appropriate blessing. This reinterpretation not only rehabilitates Isaac's reputation as an astute patriarch who recognized divine providence, but also offers a deeper theological lesson about faith, humility, and trusting divine will rather than resorting to human manipulation to achieve perceived divine purposes.