創世記 26:2-3 CUNPTS

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 26:1-5

Here, I. God tried Isaac by his providence. Isaac had been trained up in a believing dependence upon the divine grant of the land of Canaan to him and his heirs; yet now there is a famine in the land, Gen. 26:1. What shall he think of the promise when the promised land will not find him bread? Isa. such a grant worth accepting, upon such terms, and after so long a time? Yes, Isaac will still cleave to the covenant; and the less valuable Canaan in itself seems to be the better he is taught to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 26:2

And the Lord appeared unto him ,.... In a vision or dream, when he was at Gerar: and said, go not down into Egypt ; as his father had done in the like case, and where Isaac thought to have gone, and the rather, as that was a fruitful country; and so the Targum of Jonathan,"and it was in the heart of Isaac to go down into Egypt, and the Lord appeared unto him, &c.;'and charged him not to go thither; partly to try his faith in him, and dependence on his providence for support in this... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 26:3

Sojourn in this land ,.... The land of Canaan, where he now was; either in Gerar, which though in the land of the Philistines was a part of Canaan, the place of his present residence; or in any other part of it he should be directed to: however, by this it appears it was the pleasure of God that he should not go out of that land, and which Abraham his father was careful of, that he should not while he lived; see Genesis 24:6 , and I will be with thee, and I will bless thee ; with his... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 26:2

Go not down into Egypt - As Abraham had taken refuge in that country, it is probable that Isaac was preparing to go thither also; and God, foreseeing that he would there meet with trials, etc., which might prove fatal to his peace or to his piety, warns him not to fulfill his intention. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 26:3

Sojourn in this land - In Gerar, whither he had gone, Genesis 26:1 , and where we find he settled, Genesis 26:6 , though the land of Canaan in general might be here intended. That there were serious and important reasons why Isaac should not go to Egypt, we may be fully assured, though they be not assigned here; it is probable that even Isaac himself was not informed why he should not go down to Egypt. I have already supposed that God saw trials in his way which he might not have been... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 26:2

Verse 2 2.And the Lord appeared unto him. I do not doubt but a reason is here given why Isaac rather went to the country of Gerar than to Egypt, which perhaps would have been more convenient for him; but Moses teaches that he was withheld by a heavenly oracle, so that a free choice was not left him. It may here be asked, why does the Lord prohibit Isaac from going to Egypt, whither he had suffered his father to go? Although Moses does not give the reason, yet we may be allowed to conjecture... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 26:1-6

A good man's perplexity. I. THE CONTEMPLATED JOURNEY . 1. Its projected destinations . Egypt. Renowned for fertility, the land of the Pharaohs was yet no proper resort for the son of Abraham, the heir of Canaan, and the friend of God. It was outside the land of promise; it had been to Abraham a scene of peril, and it was not a place to which he was directed to turn. Considerations such as these should have operated to deter Isaac from even entertaining the idea of a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 26:1-35

Line upon line, in God's teaching. Isaac, like his father, has his time of sojourn among the Philistines. The events of his intercourse with the Abimelech of his day resemble those of the former patriarch, though there are differences which show that the recurrence is historical . I. GOD REPEATS HIS LESSONS that they may make the deeper impression. The intention of the record is to preserve a certain line of Divine guidance . Isaac trod in the footsteps of Abraham. We have... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 26:2

And the Lord (Jehovah, i . e . the God of the covenant and of the promise) appeared unto him,—only two Divine manifestations are mentioned as having been granted to the patriarch. Either the peaceful tenor of Isaac's life rendered more theophanies in his case unnecessary; or, if others were enjoyed by him, the brief space allotted by the historian to the record of his life may account for their omission from the narrative. Though commonly understood as having occurred in Gerar (Keil,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 26:3

Sojourn in this land ,—viz; Philistia (Murphy, Alford), though otherwise regarded as Canaan (Lange, Keil, Calvin)— and I will be with thee, and will bless thee. Of this comprehensive promise, the first part was enjoyed by, while the second was distinctly stated to, Abraham (of. Genesis 12:2 ). God's presence with Isaac of higher significance than his presence with Ishmael ( Genesis 21:20 ). For unto thee, and unto thy seed, will I give all these — הָאֶל , an archaism for הָאֵלֶּה ... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 26:1-5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 26:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 26:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 26:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 26:3

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 26:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 26:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 26:1-35

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 26:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 26:3

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