Being Watched
Genesis 26: 26 Then Abimelech came to
him from Gerar with Ahuzzath, one of his friends, and Phichol the
commander of his army. 27 And Isaac said to them,
“Why have you come to me, since you hate me and have sent me away
from you?”
28 But they said, “We have certainly
seen that the Lord is with you. So we said, ‘Let there now be an oath
between us, between you and us; and let us make a covenant with you, 29 that
you will do us no harm, since we have not touched you, and since we have done
nothing to you but good and have sent you away in peace. You are now
the blessed of the Lord.’ ”
30 So he made them a feast, and they
ate and drank. 31 Then they arose early in the
morning and swore an oath with one another; and Isaac sent them away, and
they departed from him in peace.
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Abimelech went out to see Isaac after hearing about the
quarrels and the hostility. He brought along with him Ahuzzath and Phichol, the
commander of his army. Years before, Abimelech met with Abraham and did the
same thing by bringing military strength with him. He cam to make a treaty.
My Observations:
- Isaac was being watched
by his enemies.
- Isaac did nothing to
make Abimelech his enemy, but since he followed GOD, Abimelech became an
adversary.
- Abimelech watched Isaac
to see if he was blessed like Abraham and recognized that he was.
During Abraham’s day, Sodom and Gomorrah was wiped out. Fear
struck surrounding leaders into caution. Abimelech probably heard that his
people would steal from and fight against Isaac. He may have gotten nervous
about GOD so he went out to make a treaty.
Abimelech made his leaders swear to not harm Isaac and asked
Isaac to return the favor. He did not want the wrath of GOD on him so they made
a covenant. He watched Isaac and saw the he was indeed “blessed of the LORD.”
Challenge
- Why do you think GOD
told Moses about this conversation?
- Do you believe that you
are being watched by more people than you think?
- What example of GOD are
you setting to people you don’t even know are watching you?
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