Genesis 26:1 ¶
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. 2 And the LORD appeared unto him,
and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:
3 Sojourn in this land, and I will be
with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give
all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy
father; 4 And I will make thy seed to
multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these
countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
5 Because that Abraham obeyed my voice,
and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
Now
we are returned to the narrative, the story of Isaac and Rebekah, after the
flash forward about Esau and Jacob. Sometimes the Bible not only flashes back
to explain why something happened but in this case flashes forward to prepare
us for what is going to happen.
Here,
Isaac follows in his father’s footsteps and seeks relief in a famine in the
land of the Philistine king, Abimelech. Remember, I said Abimelech may be a
title like Pharaoh and might not be the name of the king. It is most likely
that this is a different king than the one which encountered Abraham earlier.
But, whether it is or isn’t God had specifically told Isaac not to go into
Egypt but to stay in Canaan, the land which his seed would eventually inherit.
God repeated His promise to Isaac that He made to Abraham about the grant of
land He will provide which will be completely fulfilled upon Christ’s return to
rule from Jerusalem. God says this is because Abraham obeyed Him and kept His
part of the agreement, and make sure you understand how the Holy Spirit
speaking through Moses has provided for our understanding here; charge, commandments, statutes, and laws. These words are synonyms and you
should keep this in mind as you read these words throughout the Bible.
In
addition, you can see that the word LORD has
every letter capitalized. This is the translation of the word Jehovah, 6510 times as LORD, four as God, and four as Jehovah according to Strong’s. God’s name is provided and translated
as LORD.
Amos
5:8 Seek him that maketh the seven stars
and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day
dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out
upon the face of the earth: The LORD is
his name:
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