Genesis 26:5 - Exposition

Because that Abraham obeyed (literally, hearkened to ) my voice (a general description of the patriarch's obedience, which the next clause further particularizes), and kept my charge , custodierit custodiam (Calvin); observed my observances (Kalisch); the charge being that which is intended to be kept— my commandments ,— i . e . particular injunctions, specific enactments, express or occasional orders (cf. 2 Chronicles 35:16 )— my statutes ,—or permanent ordinances, such as the Passover; literally, that which is graven on tables or monuments (compare Exodus 12:14 )— and my laws —which refer to the great doctrines of moral obligation. The three terms express the contents of the Divine observances which Abraham observed.