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Now all the wells which his father`s servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped, and filled with earth.
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Envy's Destructive Nature
Commentators unanimously identify envy as the Philistines' motive. Jealous of Isaac's God-given prosperity, they maliciously destroyed his water sources. Matthew Henry notes this reveals a corrupt aspect of human nature: grieving at the good of others and seeking to harm those who are blessed.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
משׁמרת mı̂shmeret — “charge, ordinance.”
עשׂק ‛êśeq — Esek, “strife.”
שׂטנה śı̂ṭnâh<…
19th Century
Anglican
THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC (Genesis 25:19–35:29).
THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS.
Abraham beg…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For all the wells which his father's servants had dug, inthe days of Abraham his father
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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…
