Genesis 26:6 - 10
6. So Isaac stayed in Gerrar.
7. When the men of that place asked him about his wife, he said "she is my sister, "because he was afraid to say, "She is my wife."He thought, "The men of this
place might kill me on account of Rebekah, because she is beautiful."
8.When Isaac had been there a long time, Abimelech king of the Philistine looked down from a window and saw Isaac caressing his wife Rebekah.
9. Se Abimelech summoned Isaac and said, "she is really your wife! Why did you say, 'She is my sister'?"
Isaac answered him, "Because I thought I might lose my life on account of her."
10 Them Abimelech said, "What is this you have done to us? One of the men might well have slept with your wife, and you would habe brought guilt upon us."
Further Reading
Sale of birthright - Genesis 25:27 - 34
Esau marries two Canaanite women - Genesis 26:34 - 35
Famine and covenant renewal - Genesis 26:1 - 5
Isaac lies about Rebekah - Genesis 26:6 - 10
Isaac's success at Gerar - Genesis 26:11 - 16
Isaac the well - digger - Genesis 26:17 - 22
Isaac makes alter at Beersheba - Genesis 26:23 - 25
Isaac's truce with Abimelech - Genesis 26:26 - 33
Jacob obtains Esau's blessing - Genesis 27:1 - 46
For Thought
When we lean upon our own reason rather than on God's clear commands, we run counter to the design of the universe.The theory that end
the end justifies the means may be part of man's order, but it is not part of the eternal scheme.
Contemplation
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight."
(Prov. 3:5 - 6)
6. So Isaac stayed in Gerrar.
7. When the men of that place asked him about his wife, he said "she is my sister, "because he was afraid to say, "She is my wife."He thought, "The men of this
place might kill me on account of Rebekah, because she is beautiful."
8.When Isaac had been there a long time, Abimelech king of the Philistine looked down from a window and saw Isaac caressing his wife Rebekah.
9. Se Abimelech summoned Isaac and said, "she is really your wife! Why did you say, 'She is my sister'?"
Isaac answered him, "Because I thought I might lose my life on account of her."
10 Them Abimelech said, "What is this you have done to us? One of the men might well have slept with your wife, and you would habe brought guilt upon us."
Further Reading
Sale of birthright - Genesis 25:27 - 34
Esau marries two Canaanite women - Genesis 26:34 - 35
Famine and covenant renewal - Genesis 26:1 - 5
Isaac lies about Rebekah - Genesis 26:6 - 10
Isaac's success at Gerar - Genesis 26:11 - 16
Isaac the well - digger - Genesis 26:17 - 22
Isaac makes alter at Beersheba - Genesis 26:23 - 25
Isaac's truce with Abimelech - Genesis 26:26 - 33
Jacob obtains Esau's blessing - Genesis 27:1 - 46
For Thought
When we lean upon our own reason rather than on God's clear commands, we run counter to the design of the universe.The theory that end
the end justifies the means may be part of man's order, but it is not part of the eternal scheme.
Contemplation
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight."
(Prov. 3:5 - 6)
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