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God said to him in the dream, "Yes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I also withheld you from sinning against me. Therefore I didn`t allow you to touch her.
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God's Restraining Mercy
Commentators universally highlight God's statement, "I also withheld you from sinning against me," as a profound display of His sovereign grace. God actively intervenes to prevent sin, not just for His people but even for others like Abimelech. Scholars like Calvin and Henry see this as a great mercy for which God deserves glory, while Gill suggests it also served God's specific plan to protect the legitimacy of Isaac's lineage.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
2. אבימלך 'ǎbı̂ymelek — Abimelech, “father of the king.”
7. נביא nābı̂y' “prophet,” one who speaks by Go…
16th Century
Protestant
Yea, I know that you did this in the integrity of your heart. We infer from this answer of God (as I have lately remarked) that Abimelech …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And God said to him in a dream The same dream continued: also , or "also"
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