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He had possessions of flocks, possessions of herds, and a great household. The Philistines envied him.
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A Thriving Enterprise
Commentators explain that Isaac's wealth wasn't just in livestock. The phrase "great household" or "store of servants" points to a large, active business. It involved extensive farming, tillage, and many employees, making his success highly visible and a clear source of the Philistines' envy.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
משׁמרת mı̂shmeret — “charge, ordinance.”
עשׂק ‛êśeq — Esek, “strife.”
שׂטנה śı̂ṭnâh<…
19th Century
Anglican
Great store of servants. —Margin: husbandry. In Job 1:3, the word is rendered household in the text, and hus…
16th Century
Protestant
And the Philistines envied him. We are taught by this history that the blessings of God which relate to the present earthly life are never…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds Many flocks of sheep, and herds of cattle, of oxen, asses a…
God blessed Isaac. It should be observed, for the encouragement of poor tenants who occupy other people's lands and are honest and industrious, tha…
