GENESIS CHAPTER 26 A famine in the land; Isaac goes to Gerar, GENESIS 26:1. God directs him to abide there, and promises to be with him: the covenant with Abraham also made with Isaac, GENESIS 26:2. Through fear he denies Rebekah, GENESIS 26:7. Abimelech, seeing Isaac and Rebekah together, concludes... [ Continue Reading ]
To Egypt it seems Isaac intended to go, it being a very fruitful place, and being encouraged to do so by his father's example upon the same occasion. But God saw good reasons to forbid Isaac to go thither, which it is needless to inquire, and not difficult to conjecture.... [ Continue Reading ]
UNTO THEE, AND UNTO THY SEED; to thee to enjoy for thy present comfort, and to them to possess as an inheritance. SEE POOLE ON "GENESIS 13:15", SEE POOLE ON "GENESIS 15:18". I WILL PERFORM THE OATH, i.e. the promises confirmed by oath, GENESIS 22:16, &c.... [ Continue Reading ]
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Here was a covenant made between God and Abraham; and as, if Abraham had broken the condition of walking before God required on his part, God had been discharged from the promise made on his part; so contrarily, because Abraham performed his condition, God engageth himself to perform his promise to... [ Continue Reading ]
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Using more free and familiar carriage than became a brother and sister, but such as was allowable between husband and wife. See DEUTERONOMY 24:5 PROVERBS 5:18,19. But that this was not the conjugal act, may easily be gathered from the circumstances of the time and place; which was open to Abimelech'... [ Continue Reading ]
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The heathens esteemed fornication either no sin, or a very little one; but adultery was heinous and formidable even among the heathens, and especially here, because it was fresh in memory how sorely God had punished Abimelech, and all his family, only for an intention of adultery, GENESIS 20:1. Note... [ Continue Reading ]
HE THAT hurteth or injureth. So that word is used, GENESIS 26:29 JOSHUA 9:19 PSALMS 105:15 MALACHI 2:8; and being applied to a woman, it is used for the defiling or humbling of her, as GENESIS 20:6 PROVERBS 6:29.... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAAC SOWED IN THAT LAND; either in the grounds which he had hired of the right owners, or in some grounds which lay neglected, and therefore were free to the first occupier; which was not strange in that age of the world, when the inhabitants of countries were not so numerous as afterward. AN HUNDR... [ Continue Reading ]
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GREAT STORE OF SERVANTS; or rather, of _husbandry, _ as this word is elsewhere used; of corn-fields, vineyards, &c.; for he is describing his riches, which then consisted in the two things here expressed, cattle and lands, which he diligently and successfully managed, GENESIS 26:12.... [ Continue Reading ]
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Which breeds envy, and jealousy, and fear among my subjects, and may occasion greater mischiefs; and therefore it is better that we should part friends, than by continuing together be turned into enemies.... [ Continue Reading ]
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Though there might be a brook there, probably it was but little, and soon dried up. AND ISAAC DIGGED those rather than new ones, partly to keep up his father's memory, and partly because he had most right to them, and others less cause of quarrel with him about them.... [ Continue Reading ]
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THE WATER IS OURS, because digged in our soil; which was no good argument, because he digged it by their consent or permission at his own charge, and for his own use.... [ Continue Reading ]
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Where he lived before the famine drove him thence.... [ Continue Reading ]
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PHICHOL may be either, 1. The title of an office; for the word signifies, _the mouth of all, _ or he by whom all the people were to present their addresses to the king, and receive the king's commands. Or, 2. The name of a man; and then this might be the son of him mentioned GENESIS 21:32, called... [ Continue Reading ]
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WE HAVE NOT TOUCHED THEE, to wit, so as to injure or hurt thee, as above, GENESIS 26:11. THOU ART NOW THE BLESSED OF THE LORD; or, O _thou who art now the with blessed of the Lord, _ whom God hath enriched great and manifold blessings, which we did not take away from thee, as we could easily have do... [ Continue Reading ]
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THEY ROSE UP BETIMES; partly for the despatch of their journey and business, and partly because then their minds were most vigorous, and sober, and fit to perform so sacred an action as an oath was.... [ Continue Reading ]
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This name had been given before, either to this or a neighbouring place, by Abraham, GENESIS 21:31; but was now buried in oblivion, as his wells were; and the wells being revived, he revives and renews the name, which proved now a lasting name, UNTO THIS DAY, as here follows, which is not added GENE... [ Continue Reading ]
Both _Hittites, _ the worst of the Canaanites, EZEKIEL 16:3; which, from his grandfather Abraham's severe charge, GENESIS 24:3, he must needs know would be highly displeasing both to God and to his parents. And as Esau had several names, being called also _Edom_ and _Seir; _ so it seems these women... [ Continue Reading ]
Because to their idolatry and other wickedness they added obstinacy and incorrigibleness, despising their persons and godly counsels, whereby they invited them to repentance.... [ Continue Reading ]