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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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Albert Barnes
On Genesis 26:1–35
18th Century
Theologian
משׁמרת mı̂shmeret — “charge, ordinance.”
עשׂק ‛êśeq — Esek, “strife.”
שׂטנה śı̂ṭnâh<…
Charles Ellicott
On Genesis 26:1–35
19th Century
Bishop
John Gill
On Genesis 26:15
17th Century
Pastor
For all the wells which his father's servants had dug, in
the days of Abraham his father
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Matthew Henry
On Genesis 26:12–17
17th Century
Minister
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…