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They said, "We saw plainly that Yahweh was with you. We said, `Let there now be an oath between us, even between us and you, and let us make a covenant with you,
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The Witness of a Blessed Life
Commentators highlight that Isaac's former antagonists sought peace because they "saw plainly that the Lord was with" him. His undeniable prosperity served as a powerful, non-verbal testimony to God's favor. This illustrates the principle that when a person's ways please God, He can make even their enemies desire peace.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
משׁמרת mı̂shmeret — “charge, ordinance.”
עשׂק ‛êśeq — Esek, “strife.”
שׂטנה śı̂ṭnâh<…
19th Century
Anglican
Let there be now an oath. —The word literally signifies a curse. Each side uttered an imprecation, with the pray…
16th Century
Protestant
We saw certainly that the Lord was with thee. By this argument they prove that they desired an agreement with Isaac, not deceitfully, but …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And they said, we saw certainly that the Lord was with you , &c.] Not only while he was among them, by the fruitfuln…
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…
