John Gill Commentary Genesis 24:6

John Gill Commentary

Genesis 24:6

1697–1771
Reformed Baptist
John Gill
John Gill

John Gill Commentary

Genesis 24:6

1697–1771
Reformed Baptist
SCRIPTURE

"And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again." — Genesis 24:6 (ASV)

And Abraham said to him Not blaming him for putting such a question, nor charging him with impertinence, but plainly seeing the propriety of it: and in order to clear up this matter to him, gives the following instructions, beware you, that you bring not my son thither again ; for the command to come out of the land of Chaldea, never to return more, and to come into the land of Canaan, and there abide, respected both Abraham and his posterity; and besides, it was dangerous for Isaac to go into a family, where, though there was some knowledge of the true God, yet there was much superstition and idolatry in it, as appears by various hints in the sequel of this history, lest he should be corrupted, and degenerate from the true religion.