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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