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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Genesis 26:5-7

So did Abraham. Genesis 20:5 . See also Genesis 12:13 . Reader! do not hastily pass over this verse; but remark, in the perusal, the weakness of the patriarch's faith. Was it not enough that the Lord had appeared unto him, had assured him of his remembrance, of his covenant engagements, and that he would bless him: nay, that his dwelling in Gerar was by the express command of God. Could Isaac doubt of God's protection after this, and could he suppose that he would want means effectually to... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Genesis 26:5

Ceremonies of religion, observed under the law of nature. (Menochius) read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 26:1-5

1-5 Isaac had been trained up in a believing dependence upon the Divine grant of the land of Canaan to him and his heirs; and now that there is a famine in the land, Isaac still cleaves to the covenant. The real worth of God's promises cannot be lessened to a believer by any cross providences that may befall him. If God engage to be with us, and we are where he would have us to be, nothing but our own unbelief and distrust can prevent our comfort. The obedience of Abraham to the Divine command,... read more

Frank Binford Hole

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Genesis 26:1-9

Gen_26:1 Gen_28:9 . Where faith exists in any of us, it is ever God's way to test it, as we have seen very clearly in the case of Abraham. The faith of Isaac, though less robust than that of his father, must now be subjected to a test. Canaan was watered with rain from heaven, and if the rain was withheld famine supervened. Egypt was watered by its famous river, and usually was the land of plenty. So when famine again descended on Canaan, Isaac's steps would naturally turn towards Egypt. But... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Genesis 26:1-5

The Lord Blesses Isaac v. 1. And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech, king of the Philistines, unto Gerar. The adventures of Isaac, as related in this Chapter, have their parallels in the life of Abraham, and show that human nature does not change, but remains selfish and sinful from one generation to the next. A famine having struck Canaan, Isaac found it advisable to journey down to the land of the... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Genesis 26:1-22

THIRD SECTIONIsaac in the region of Abimelech at Gerar. The manifestation of God, and confirmed promise. His imitation of the maxim of his father. The exposure of Rebekah. The living figure of a richly blessed, patient endurance Genesis 26:1-221And there was [again] a famine in the land, besides the first [previous] 1famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar. 2And the Lord [Jehovah] appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Genesis 26:1-17

Isaac Is Blessed and Grows Rich Genesis 26:1-17 There was no harm in Isaac’s going to Gerar, as he had a distinct command to that effect, Genesis 26:2-3 . But he does not seem to have been strong enough to stand the test of residence there. He might have received into his soul that sufficient grace which is always within the reach of tempted men; but, like so many of us, he looked down and not up. What could have been more reassuring than the promises of the divine presence and blessing! But... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Genesis 26:1-35

We have here the account of the first direct divine communication of Jehovah to Isaac. It came in a time of difficulty such as that which had caused his father to go down into Egypt. Warned against repeating that folly, he was thus saved from making his father's mistake. Strangely enough, however, he repeated the folly of his father in Gerar in connection with Abimelech. The story reminds us that there is no richer inheritance into which a man can enter than a godly parentage, but that, after... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 26:5

HEREDITARY BLESSING‘I will bless thee … because that Abraham obeyed My voice.’ Genesis 26:3; Genesis 26:5 The child is blessed for the father’s sake. I. If I have a godly ancestry, then the covenant of the Lord is made with me. His love was not exhausted with the life and death of my parents; so profoundly did He care for them that His love descends for their sakes on my head. It would be hard indeed to tell how far it will descend, or when its influence will cease; it seems unchangeable as... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 26:2-5

‘And Yahweh appeared to him and said, “Do not go down into Egypt. Dwell in the land which I will tell you of. Sojourn in this land and I will be with you and will bless you. For to you and to your seed I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath which I swore to Abraham your father. And I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and will give to your seed all these lands. And in your seed will all the nations of the world be blessed, because Abraham obeyed my voice and... read more