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Yahweh appeared to him the same night, and said, "I am the God of Abraham your father. Don`t be afraid, for I am with you, and will bless you, and multiply your seed for my servant Abraham`s sake."
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God's Comfort in Weariness
Multiple commentators highlight that God appeared to Isaac 'the same night' he arrived in Beer-sheba, weary from conflict. This timing is significant, showing that God is faithful and gracious, often providing comfort and reassurance precisely when we are most exhausted or disappointed by our circumstances. His presence is a timely comfort for the troubled soul.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
משׁמרת mı̂shmeret — “charge, ordinance.”
עשׂק ‛êśeq — Esek, “strife.”
שׂטנה śı̂ṭnâh<…
19th Century
Anglican
He went up from thence to Beer-sheba. — This was a very serious act on Isaac’s part. He leaves the solitudes where he had…
16th Century
Protestant
And the Lord appeared unto him. This vision (as I have said elsewhere) was to prepare him to listen more attentively to God, and to convin…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the Lord appeared to him in the same night The first night he came to Beersheba, in a dream or vision, in which the L…
Isaac met with much opposition in digging wells. Two were called Contention and Hatred. See the nature of worldly things: they cause quarrels and a…
