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Isaac said to them, "Why have you come to me, since you hate me, and have sent me away from you?"
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Faithful Confrontation vs. Revenge
John Calvin notes that Isaac's question is not an act of sinful revenge but a righteous complaint. This teaches that it is permissible for believers to confront those who have wronged them. The goal is not to vent anger, but to restrain further injustice and bring the offender to a sense of shame, demonstrating that patience does not require silence in the face of wrongdoing.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
משׁמרת mı̂shmeret — “charge, ordinance.”
עשׂק ‛êśeq — Esek, “strife.”
שׂטנה śı̂ṭnâh<…
19th Century
Anglican
Why do you come to me? —Isaac’s return had brought matters to a crisis, and the king must now decide whether there was to be peace…
16th Century
Protestant
And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me? Isaac not only reasons earnestly with them about the injuries he received, but also pro…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Isaac said to them, why come you to me? What is the meaning of this visit? what has brought you here? it cannot be fr…
When a man's ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him (Proverbs 16:7). Kings' hearts are in hi…