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Abimelech said to Isaac, "Go from us, for you are much mightier than we."
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Blessing Breeds Envy
Commentators agree that Abimelech's demand for Isaac to leave was rooted in envy. Isaac's prosperity, a direct blessing from God, made him so "mightier" that the Philistines and their king felt threatened. This highlights a sad reality of fallen human nature: grieving at the success of others can lead to hostility and conflict.
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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…
16th Century
Protestant
And Abimelech said unto Isaac. It is uncertain whether the king of Gerar expelled Isaac from his kingdom of his own accord, or whether he …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Abimelech said to Isaac, go from us Which was either said by way of advice, consulting Isaac's good, and the pea…
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…
