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They rose up some time in the morning, and swore one to another. Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.
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God Makes Enemies Peaceful
Commentators see this event as a direct fulfillment of the principle in Proverbs 16:7: 'When a man's ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.' Abimelech's desire for a treaty was a response to seeing God's undeniable blessing on Isaac, showing that living faithfully can supernaturally transform hostile relationships.
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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 sware one to another. Isaac does not hesitate to swear; partly so that the Philistines may be more easily appeased, and partly so that…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And they rose up early in the morning Abimelech and his friends, in order to return home, and Isaac to take his leave of …
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…
