The Blessings

The meforshim ask why did Yitzchak use the name of Elokim, which is the name of din when giving the berachos, the blessings are chesed, not din? Yitzchak says about Yaakov, ראה ריח בני כריח השדה אשר ברכו ה'  and then continues ויתן לך, which seem to mean that the discription of Yaakov is part of the blessing, what is the blessing, that he should have a good scent?  Why in the blessings of Yaakov does it mention dew before the growth of the fields but in the berocha to Esav it’s said in reverse order?

The Shem Me’Shmuel explains the verse ויתן לך אלקים to mean that you shall find G-d in all matters.  The name Elokim is used to describe the Godliness that is hidden in everything (Elokim has the numerical value of Teva-nature.)  This was the essence of the berochos given to Yaakov, that he should recognize that everything contains Godliness within it.  The Chofetz Chaim explains the different in the language of the berocha is that for Yaakov the dew is mentioned first because Yaakov understands parnasa comes from the heavens foremost as opposed to Esav who appreciates what comes from this world.  Yaakov was looking for Hashem to be recognized within the parnosa that he received.

 The Sforno comments the beracha isn't for Yaakov to be able to purchase good cologne, rather the berocha is that Yaakov should appreciate that Hashem not only gives the basic necessities of food that every animal has but He also gives you a pleasant smell which is a pleasure for both the body and the soul.  This is the first of the berochos because it sums up the point that the berochos are meant to recognize that the berochos aren’t meant to receive physical pleasures, its to bring out the ruchnious that exists in everything (see Bad Kodesh.)   

The meforshim wonder why is there no apparent spiritual blessing given to Yaakov?  Based upon what we said it’s understood that the berocha is to recognize how the physical berochos can be used to further enhance one’s service of Hashem.  That is the explanation of the midrashim that explain the berochos as referring to the learning of Torah for that is the outgrowth of the berocha.