Genesis 26-33

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 26:4

And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven ,.... Meaning in the line of Jacob especially, if not only; from whom sprung twelve patriarchs, the heads of so many tribes, which in process of time became very numerous, even as the stars of heaven: and I will give unto thy seed all these countries ; which is repeated from Genesis 26:3 for the greater confirmation of it: and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed ; meaning in the Messiah that should... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 26:5

Because that Abraham obeyed my voice ,.... In all things, and particularly in offering up his son at his command: and kept my charge ; whatever was given him in charge to observe; this, as Aben Ezra thinks, is the general, of which the particulars follow: my commandments, my statutes, and my laws ; whether moral, ceremonial, or civil and judicial; all and everyone which God enjoined him, he was careful to observe. Here seems to be something wanting, for the words are not to be joined... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 26:6

And Isaac dwelt in Gerar. Continued there; in this he was obedient to the command and will of God. read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 26:7

And the men of the place asked him of his wife ,.... The inhabitants of Gerar inquired of Isaac who she was, whether she was his wife or not, or in what relation she stood in to him; this was not a mere civil inquiry, but what arose from the prevalence of lust in them towards her; and yet it was under some restraint, they being not so abandoned to their lusts as to exercise them upon any; not upon a man's wife, the sin of adultery being detestable to them, though that of fornication was... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 26:8

And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time ,.... Perhaps some years: for though it is in the original, "when days were prolonged to him there" F2 כי ארכו לו שם הימים "cum prolongati essent ei ibi dies", Pagninus, Montanus, Schmidt. ; yet days are sometimes put for years: that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window ; in his own palace, near to which, in all likelihood, were the apartments that Isaac and Rebekah dwelt in; and this he did... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 26:9

And Abimelech called Isaac ,.... Sent a messenger to desire him to come to him: and said, behold, of a surety she is thy wife : and then perhaps told him of what he had observed that passed between them; which was a clear proof that they must be man and wife, or he would never have took such liberties with her: and how saidst thou, she is my sister ? what reason hadst thou for it? what could induce thee to say so? and Isaac said unto him ; not alleging, as Abraham did, any... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 26:10

And Abimelech said, what is this thou hast done unto us ?.... By entertaining suspicions and jealousies of us as bad men, and by exposing us to the temptation of committing iniquity; why hast thou dealt thus with us, and what have we done, or is in our character, that thou shouldest act after this manner? one of the people might lightly have lien with thy wife ; it is much one or other had not before this time, not looking upon it criminal to have to do with a single woman, when they... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 26:11

And Abimelech charged all his people ,.... All his subjects throughout his kingdom, and particularly the inhabitants of Gerar, and more especially his courtiers and servants about him: saying, he that toucheth this man or his wife ; that does any injury to one either by words or deeds, or behaves immodestly to the other, or attempts to ravish her; this being sometimes used as a modest expression carnal knowledge of a woman; or that does either of them any harm or hurt in any respect... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 26:12

Then, Isaac sowed in that land ,.... In the land of Gerar; after matters were settled between him and Abimelech, and he had ordered his servants to do him no hurt, he sowed wheat or barley, or some such grain: and received in the same year an hundred fold ; in which he sowed it, and which many take to be a year of famine; and so it was the more extraordinary, that there should be such a plentiful crop produced on Isaac's ground, when there was such barrenness elsewhere: but it does not... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 26:13

And the man waxed great ,.... In substance, as well as in honour and glory, among men: and went forward ; in the world, and in the increase of worldly things: and grew until he became very great : as he must needs be, since Abraham his father left him all that he had, who was very rich in cattle, in gold and silver, and had been increasing ever since; and especially since he came to Gerar, where he was gradually increasing, until he became to be exceeding great indeed, even the... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 26:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 26:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 26:6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 26:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 26:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 26:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 26:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 26:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 26:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 26:13

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