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Genesis 26:1-35 – Genesis 27:1-10 – Abraham and Isaac
Genesis 26:1-35 – Genesis 27:1-10 – Abraham and Isaac
Genesis 26:1-35 – Genesis 27:1-10 – Abraham and Isaac
Genesis 26 - 27 - Abraham and Isaac [1:10:35]
by Roy Schwarcz
http://www.royschwarcz.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Genesis_26.mp3
Genesis 26:1-11 – A famine comes to the land where Isaac was living, the famine apparently did not affect the coast where the Philistines lived in the land now known as Gaza. God graciously appears to Isaac and tells him not to leave the land of promise. Note in V 5 that this blessing comes to Isaac because of Abraham’s obedience; it is easy to speculate that this is here because of his actions with Esau. In the rich tradition of his father, when Isaac comes to the land of the Philistines he does what Abraham did and says that she is his sister.
The reason is the same as Abraham, he feared that the Philistines would kill him so that the king would be able to marry Rebekah. This is as bad a wrong if not worse than Abraham’s – worse because he should have known better. He probably reasoned that Abraham’s actions weren’t fatal but like Abraham’s lie there would be consequences. In the case of Isaac he will from this point on experience hostility with the Philistines his entire life.
Isaac’s lie was discovered when Abimelech happened to see Isaac and Rebecca embracing from a palace window. When he confronted Isaac with the evidence, Isaac admitted the truth and the reason. Isaac was then rebuked by Abimelech saying that Isaac compromised his entire nation by potentially causing his people to commit a sin with Rebekah.
Once again the ungodly are rebuking the Godly, because of their lack of faith and by not speaking the truth. The English poet John Dryden wrote, “Truth is the foundation of all knowledge and the cement of all societies.” When people don’t keep their word, the foundations of society begin to shake and things start to fall apart.
Happy homes, lasting friendships, thriving businesses, stable governments, and effective churches all depend on truth for their success. Isaac explains his motive for his lie but the excuse appears rather lame. Even if the men appeared to covet his wife, a man of faith would not stoop to lies to save his own neck. The King appears far more righteous than Isaac and his actions in V 11 demonstrate his commitment not to harm Isaac or Rebekah.
Genesis 26:12-14 – Isaac was then greatly blessed by the Lord even though he remained in the land of the Philistines. This land was also part of the land that he would eventually inherit through his children. Isaac, perhaps because of the famine now begins to not only raise cattle, but crops as well. His crops were mightily blessed with a hundred fold increase. God kept His promise and blessed Isaac in all that he did. How could the Lord bless somebody who claimed to be a believer and yet deliberately lied to his unbelieving neighbors?
Because God is always faithful to His covenant and keeps His promises; and the only condition God attached to His promise of blessing was that Isaac remain in the land and not go to Egypt. The blessing of God was so strongly upon Isaac that Abimelech’s servants became jealous. Water was an essential ingredient to Isaac’s success and his water came from the many wells that Abraham had dug in the land of the Philistines. The people of the land wanted to force Isaac away and so began to plug up all the wells so that Isaac would have to be forced to leave their land. The king responds to his people=s fear and jealousy by requesting Isaac to leave his territory, so Isaac leaves.
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By Roy SchwarczGenesis 26:1-35 – Genesis 27:1-10 – Abraham and Isaac
Genesis 26:1-35 – Genesis 27:1-10 – Abraham and Isaac
Genesis 26 - 27 - Abraham and Isaac [1:10:35]
by Roy Schwarcz
http://www.royschwarcz.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Genesis_26.mp3
Genesis 26:1-11 – A famine comes to the land where Isaac was living, the famine apparently did not affect the coast where the Philistines lived in the land now known as Gaza. God graciously appears to Isaac and tells him not to leave the land of promise. Note in V 5 that this blessing comes to Isaac because of Abraham’s obedience; it is easy to speculate that this is here because of his actions with Esau. In the rich tradition of his father, when Isaac comes to the land of the Philistines he does what Abraham did and says that she is his sister.
The reason is the same as Abraham, he feared that the Philistines would kill him so that the king would be able to marry Rebekah. This is as bad a wrong if not worse than Abraham’s – worse because he should have known better. He probably reasoned that Abraham’s actions weren’t fatal but like Abraham’s lie there would be consequences. In the case of Isaac he will from this point on experience hostility with the Philistines his entire life.
Isaac’s lie was discovered when Abimelech happened to see Isaac and Rebecca embracing from a palace window. When he confronted Isaac with the evidence, Isaac admitted the truth and the reason. Isaac was then rebuked by Abimelech saying that Isaac compromised his entire nation by potentially causing his people to commit a sin with Rebekah.
Once again the ungodly are rebuking the Godly, because of their lack of faith and by not speaking the truth. The English poet John Dryden wrote, “Truth is the foundation of all knowledge and the cement of all societies.” When people don’t keep their word, the foundations of society begin to shake and things start to fall apart.
Happy homes, lasting friendships, thriving businesses, stable governments, and effective churches all depend on truth for their success. Isaac explains his motive for his lie but the excuse appears rather lame. Even if the men appeared to covet his wife, a man of faith would not stoop to lies to save his own neck. The King appears far more righteous than Isaac and his actions in V 11 demonstrate his commitment not to harm Isaac or Rebekah.
Genesis 26:12-14 – Isaac was then greatly blessed by the Lord even though he remained in the land of the Philistines. This land was also part of the land that he would eventually inherit through his children. Isaac, perhaps because of the famine now begins to not only raise cattle, but crops as well. His crops were mightily blessed with a hundred fold increase. God kept His promise and blessed Isaac in all that he did. How could the Lord bless somebody who claimed to be a believer and yet deliberately lied to his unbelieving neighbors?
Because God is always faithful to His covenant and keeps His promises; and the only condition God attached to His promise of blessing was that Isaac remain in the land and not go to Egypt. The blessing of God was so strongly upon Isaac that Abimelech’s servants became jealous. Water was an essential ingredient to Isaac’s success and his water came from the many wells that Abraham had dug in the land of the Philistines. The people of the land wanted to force Isaac away and so began to plug up all the wells so that Isaac would have to be forced to leave their land. The king responds to his people=s fear and jealousy by requesting Isaac to leave his territory, so Isaac leaves.
Genesis 26:1[...]