Genesis 21:22-22:2 BSB

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 21:22-34

Genesis 21:22-Nahum : . Abraham and Abimelech Make a Covenant at Beersheba.— Probably from JE. The analysis is uncertain; perhaps Genesis 21:25 f., Genesis 21:28-Amos :, Genesis 21:32-Nahum : belong to J, the rest to E. One narrative represents Abraham as making a covenant of friendship with Abimelech at the king’ s request, the other as securing a recognition from Abimelech of his claim to the wells of Beersheba. The point of Genesis 21:25 f. is probably that whenever Abraham reproved... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Genesis 21:22

We plainly see that God blesseth and prospereth thee in all thy undertakings. Of Abimelech, see Genesis 20:2. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Genesis 21:22-32

CRITICAL NOTES.—Genesis 21:22. Phichol.] Name signifies “mouth of all,” i.e., all-commanding. Probably an official title. Genesis 21:23. Nor with my son, nor with my son’s son.] The LXX. has “neither my seed, nor my name.” Murphy renders it kin and kith, “to represent the conversational alliterative phrase of the original.” Genesis 21:31. Beersheba.] “The well of the oath,” or, “the well of the seven.” The latter meaning may have some allusion to the seven lambs by which Abraham secured the... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Genesis 21:1-34

Genesis 21:0 In the story of Hagar and Ishmael, we notice: I. The outcast. As Abraham is the father of all the faithful, so the Arab Ishmael is the father of all our outcasts. He was an impudent boy, who mocked his betters, and became "a wild ass of a man," whose hand was against every man. Do not despise the poor outcast children of our cities. Respect them for their sorrows; take them into your pity; let them find a home in your heart. For are we not all outcasts, the children of Adam the... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Genesis 21:1-34

Now the LORD visited Sarah as he had said ( Genesis 21:1 ),I like this.and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken ( Genesis 21:1 ).I like that, "as He had said, and as He had spoken." I've got that underlined that just sort of hit me. "The Lord visited Sarah as he had said." The Lord keeps His word. The Lord is faithful to His promise. He may not do it as quickly as we would like Him to do it. Abraham been waiting for thirteen years, you know, since the last promise was made. And he was... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 21:1-34

Genesis 21:3-6 . Isaac; that is, laughter or holy joy. Luke 6:21. Sarah had once laughed through unbelief; now being ashamed of that, she could sing with Mary, My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. Genesis 21:7. Who would have thought that Sarah should have given suck! The Hebrew women with their last child have often given suck three years. Samuel was not weaned till he could attend the tabernacle. In the isles of the Pacific ocean, princes have... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Genesis 21:22

Genesis 21:22God is with thee in all that thou doestChristian prosperityI. ALL CHRISTIAN PROSPERITY IS CONSCIOUSLY IDENTIFIED WITH GOD. II. ALL CHRISTIAN PROSPERITY IS ALSO CONSCIOUSLY IDENTIFIED WITH CHRISTIAN CHARACTER. III. ALL CHRISTIAN PROSPERITY IS IDENTIFIED WITH CHRISTIAN ENTERPRISE. Between God blessing a man’s labour and God doing a man’s labour for him there is a wide difference. God won’t pasture the sheep, but God will multiply the flock. God won’t dig the ground, but He’ll water... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 21:22

Gen 21:22 And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God [is] with thee in all that thou doest: Ver. 22. God is with thee in all that thou doest. ] Natural conscience cannot choose but stoop to the image of God stamped upon the natures and works of the godly. When they see in them that which is above ordinary, they are afraid of the name of God called upon by them. Their hearts even ache and quake within them. Deu... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Genesis 21:22

am 2118, bc 1886 Abimelech: Genesis 20:2, Genesis 26:26 God: Genesis 20:17, Genesis 26:28, Genesis 28:15, Genesis 30:27, Genesis 39:2, Genesis 39:3, Joshua 3:7, 2 Chronicles 1:1, Isaiah 8:10, Isaiah 45:14, Zechariah 8:23, Matthew 1:23, Romans 8:31, 1 Corinthians 14:25, Hebrews 13:5, Revelation 3:9 Reciprocal: Genesis 23:6 - a mighty prince Genesis 26:1 - Abimelech Genesis 26:29 - the blessed Genesis 31:3 - with thee Genesis 31:44 - let us Genesis 39:21 - the Lord 2 Samuel 5:10 - the Lord 2... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 21:22

COVENANT BETWEEN ABRAHAM AND ABIMELECH, Genesis 21:22-34. 22. At that time The time of Ishmael’s expulsion . Phichol, which means mouth of all, is supposed to be, like the name Abimelech, an official title . Here, and at Genesis 26:26, the name is given to the chief captain of his host, a sort of prime officer and minister to the king. God is with thee This fact had been strikingly manifest to Abimelech in the matters related in chap. 20, and probably other incidents of God’s care... read more