He graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary (Th.M., 1976 in Bible exposition) and Califo More. Sarah transactions recorded in the preceding chapter, or to the time of ), his knowledge of Isaac's birth, and his general observation of the patriarch's prosperity. AndIf anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles. (Matthew 5:39-41). Abimelech could sense that in spite of Abrahams previous failure in the incident with Sarah, he was a man who walked with God. Abraham gets his well back. 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: , saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. fear Hes lying! . God's care for those beyond the covenant. Ruth 1:17, and vide Genesis 14:23). fruit of patient waiting upon God. Happy they who can do both in peace! How to love unlovable people the way Jesus did. I. On Genesis, Part 6: The Blooming of Trees. 7. Jesus taught us to pray each day for our daily bread. Genesis 20:17 Genesis 26:28 Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible, College Press Bible Study Textbook Series, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible, George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly, John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible, Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible, Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures, Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible, Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible, Notes on the Pentateuch by Charles Henry Mackintosh, Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments, The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary, Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith. But we also need to see that His ordinary provision of our daily food is an example of His faithfulness. Name signifies mouth of all, _i.e.,_ had promised to her. The Atlantic, June 2009), Jesus told us that all the law and all the prophets are summed up in these two statements:Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. AndLove your neighbor as yourself.. BIRTH OF ISAAC. (1) The world is watching the lives of believers. Good men should do all they can to make others so. His file is sealed until 2040) have receivedregular medical exams, taken psychological tests, returned questionnaires, and sat for interviews for the last 72 years or until they died. He wouldnt have had much exciting news to report in his monthly fund-raising letter. He made a traffic stop that went something like this: Listen, I know my rights. The Atlantic, June 2009. all that thou doest: (2) that as Beersheba was situated on the confines of the Philistines' territory, Abraham must frequently have sojourned in their country while pasturing his flocks (Rosenmller). has A Beersheba in a heathen land. THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 20 AND 21. "The Lord visited Sarah as he had said." The Lord keeps His word. Its Gods job to meet out justice. ABRAHAM AND ABIMELECH not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is. _The Covenant with Abimelech_ (Genesis 21:22-34) ISAAC IN GERAR A famine occurs in the land, just as it had in the days of Abraham (ch.12:10). Youll recall that he had been deceptive, pawning off Sarah as his sister. No more can be expected from an honest man than that he be ready to do right, as soon as he knows he has done wrong. Wheres the balance between taking measures for our own safety versus trusting God to protect us? 2. He lived in the desert and became an archer. He checked his boots, they were shiny. His flight from New York was first delayed and then cancelled, so that he would have missed his meetings. 21:32-34 A place to call on the name of the Lord. (3) that in making charges or preferring complaints it is well to avoid both heat of temper and severity of language. One of the most comforting doctrines of Scripture is the truth that God providentially protects His children. Probably an official title. Vs.8-21 The expulsion of Ishmael and Hagar. Two powerful princes, in their conduct exemplifying the spirit of unity and peace which should bind together private persons in their daily intercourse, as well as kings and nations in their political alliance. We could go on and on recounting the mighty deeds that God has done. AND IT CAME TO PASS AT THAT TIME,possibly in immediate sequence to GENESIS This second conflict with Abimelech creates a bracket around the Isaac birth narrative. 1886. favourite of God, chap. As a tax payer Im your boss I pay your ! 8. Abimelech. ISAAC IS BORN This is one of the attributes of God to His people. I wont ask you again!. *** Abimelech reenters the picture with his enforcer, Phicol. 22. Genesis 20:17 Genesis 26:28 College Press Bible Study Textbook Series, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible, George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly, John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible, Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible, Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures, Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible, Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible, Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible, Notes on the Pentateuch by Charles Henry Mackintosh, Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments, The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary, Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith. Abimelek responds, This is the first Ive heard of it. And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines' land many days. God promised that His covenant with Abraham would be an everlasting covenant; Abraham recognized God as everlasting., This foreshadows future encounters between the Israelites and the Philistines. Now therefore swear unto me here by Godthe verb to swear is derived from the Hebrew numeral seven, inasmuch as the septennary number was sacred, and oaths were confirmed either by seven sacrifices (Genesis 21:28) or by seven witnesses and pledgesthat thou wilt not deal falsely with me,literally, if thou shalt lie unto me; a common form of oath in Hebrew, in which the other member of the sentence is for emphasis left unexpressed (cf. . _God is with thee in all tha 1 Isaac is borne. Youre not backing us up! And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves (designing by another covenant to secure himself against future invasion of Isis rights). If youre a Christian, and youre not a cop, then its not your job to come down on people. Most days, he got up, made sure his animals were being cared for, dealt with problems like sick or straying animals, servants who had squabbles, and finding enough water and food for his flocks and family. Well it didnt turn out quite the way he expected. (1) that a person cannot always be held responsible for what his servants do, (2) that it is wrong to judge on insufficient evidence with reference to the characters and conduct of others, and. The question extends beyond how does God fit in with our ordinary schedules to, How does God fit in with ordinary people? After all, in the history of the church, not many of Gods people have been able to speak to packed stadiums around the world, like Billy Graham. Abimelech and PhicholHere a proof of the promise (Ge 12:2) being fulfilled, in a native prince wishing to form a solemn league with Abraham. Checking his ticket which he hadnt used, he realized that if his earlier flight to Chicago had not been cancelled, he would have been on that flight. Abimelech, however, was still wary of Abraham and fearful of the God whom Abraham worshipped. 5. V1 The *Lord had promised that he would visit Sarah. The palpable injury. As David wrote, all our days were written in Gods book before we even were born (Ps. _ALUN OWEN_ This blessing would come through Abrahams descendant, the Lord Jesus Christ. But what about Abraham? (Kindle,hardcover, andpaperbacknow available on Amazon. 22 Abimelechs couenant with Abraham at Beer-sheba. I like this. Now swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me or my children or my descendants. Theyre people who live rather ordinary lives, except for one significant fact--their lives count for eternity because they are used by God to help fulfill His purpose. I like this. @#$ %^&*^$!, Im not doin it! Ver. Another step in Abrahams walk with God is seen in verse 33, where he plants a tree and calls on the name of the Lord, the Everlasting God. Planting the tree was an act to remind Abraham of Gods faithfulness, especially in the everyday matter of providing the well which supplied the water for this tree to grow. xx. Then Abraham brings up a sore subject, a delicate matter, a touchy issue with Abimelek. CONCLUSION: Behind every promise of God is the purpose a Genesis 21:3. CAME TO PASS AT THAT TIME, &C. Hence it is plain that Abraham had Abraham's name of God, Jehovah El Olam; the two revelations, the God of nature and the God of grace. 21:25-26 Interrupting the covenant-making ceremony, Abraham airs a grievance that he has with Abimelech related to Abimelechs servants taking possession of a well that Abraham previously dug. Arab Ishmael is the father of all our outcasts. Name signifies mouth of all, _i.e.,_ And Abraham replies, These seven lambs are a witness that I dug the well that your servants seized. He was Gods number one man on earth, but he wasnt holding miracle services. 17. Th Genesis 21:22 time H6256 Abimelech H40 Phichol H6369 commander H8269 Because Abimelech wanted this covenant to apply, not only to himself, but to his posterity (21:23), it secured this source of water not only for Abraham, but for his descendants. Thus, Beersheba can mean, well of oath, or well of seven. So, outside of the name, Beersheba, the word shava occurs three times and the word sheva occurs three times in this passage. The deal is sealed. Abimelech protests that he is unaware of the situation regarding the disputed well and suggests that Abraham bears some of the blame for not telling him of the situation. 14. . The prince rather complains that Abraham had done him an injustice. Now if Abraham dug the well it was his. Because of that fear, before they left Haran, he and Sarah had worked out a deceptive scheme to pawn her off as his sister (20:13). I. And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves? In Chapter s 20, 21 we have the question of the heir and of the path Why are we told this? So they conclude that Christians are hypocrites, and they fail to see God in our lives. (Murphy)that Abimelechthe king of Gerar (Genesis 20:2; Genesis 26:1, Genesis 26:16)and Phi-cholif the name be Shemitic, "mouth of all," i.e. As already Mature, Aner, and Eshcol had formed a league with the patriarch (vide Genesis 14:13). CRITICAL NOTES. However, see 26:17-33, where Isaac also has a dispute with Abimelech (likely not the same person) over wells and makes a treaty with him. "This scene occurs at the same time as the events of Scene 6 [ Genesis 21:1-21] but focuses on different characters and tensions. CONTENTS: Birth of Isaac. "The great well has an internal diameter at the mouth of twelve feet six inches, or a circumference of nearly forty feet. Now therefore swear to me here by God that you will not de Genesis 21 Abraham denies his relationship 4 He is circumcised. By the way the new cops boss, the Police Chief, called him into his office the next day for what the new cop thought was going to be an atta-boy. Although some of Abrahams resources came directly from Abimelech (20:16), the king sees the blessing of the Lord on all that you do.. 22. 6 Sarahs ioy. The apparent contradiction between the statement of this verse and that of Genesis 21:32 may be removed by supposing either. And Abimelech said, I wet not who hath done this thing. Hes letting Abimeleks servants off the hook! You might be protesting. He wasnt a TV evangelist. It is a beautiful illustration of how God faithfully provides everything we need for life and godliness so that we can fulfill His purpose. Note the significance of the word oath (Hb. Wheres the justice? You might be thinking. Genesis 21 1. Abraham kept up public worship, in which his neighbours might join. Wells of water are scarce and valuable in eastern countries. CHRISTI GENESISNOTE ON GENESIS 21:22 GOD IS WITH YOU IN ALL THAT YOU DO. CHARACTERS: Sarah, Abraham, Isaac, Hagar, Ishmael, Abimelech. 3. 1. The tree sealed the site of the oath. his mother took him a wife --On a father's death, the mother looks out for a wife for her son, however young; and as Ishmael was now virtually deprived of his father, his mother set about forming a marriage connection for him, it would seem, among her relatives. Contests for wells "are now very common all over the country, but more especially in the southern deserts". And Abraham plantedas a sign of his peaceful occupation of the soil (Calvin); as a memorial of the transaction about the well ('Speaker's Commentary'); or simply as a shade for his tent (Rosenmller); scarcely as an oratory (Bush, Kalisch)a grovethe wood, plantation (Targum, Vulgate, Samaritan, Kimchi); a field, (LXX. I like that, "as He had said, and as He had spoken." I've got that underlined that just sort of hit me. V2 So Sarah became *pregnant. Verse Genesis 21:22. You, our leader and master, have pulled the rug out from under us! IN ALL THAT THOU DOEST:_ What modern monarchs mostly desire at the close of exhausting campaigns is here sought before campaigns begin. What makes us happy? Read the Scripture: Genesis 21:22-34. His circumcision (Genesis 22:4)_ And the LORD visited Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah as He had spoken. Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible - The Birth of Isaac 7. DISMISSAL OF HAGAR AND ISHMAEL. Sarah as he had spoken." Plus, if you add the three times shava is used and the three times sheva is used with the use of Beersheba that makes a total of seven times the words are used. A few years ago Abraham told this same Abimelek that Sarah was his sister. He suggested that Abraham and he make a treaty that would guarantee good relations between them (22-24). In the immediately preceding verses, God has provided Isaac and dismissed Ishmael, so that Abraham would learn that Gods promises do not depend on human schemes and effort for their fulfillment. The trouble with this approach, of course, is that we never get to that place. CHAPTER 21 ISAAC AND ISHMAEL AND THE COVENANT WITH ABIMELECH that it could not be explained on merely natural grounds. Ishmaels expulsion. that it could not be explained on merely natural grounds. Abimelech's covenant with Abraham at Beersheba. Some try to convey that they are perfect. He provided manna in the wilderness and brought water from a rock. He did what he He added some more items, but to his consternation, still nothing happened. The birth of Isaac. So instead of fighting Abimelek or insisting on Abimelek giving back control of the well, Abraham provides a graceful way out. Weaned] in his second or third year, as is usual among Orientals. GODS ANCIENT PEOPLE His friendship is valued, is courted, though a stranger, though a tenant at will to the Canaanites and Perizzites. 45-46). The LXX. 1 Kings 15:19; Isaiah 30:6; Isaiah 39:1). You many Read Genesis 21:22-34 here: Bible Gateway. Abimelech, the king who had inadvertently taken Sarah into his harem because Abraham had lied about her being his sister, pays a visit to Abraham, acknowledges that God is with him, and proposes a peace pact. CONCLUSION: Behind every promise of God is the purpose a Genesis 21:3. Its no wonder that Abimelek is asking Abraham to swear that he wont deal falsely with him. The name, Beersheba seems to play on them both. transactions recorded in the preceding chapter, or to the time of all that thou _AND IT CAME TO PASS AT THAT TIME, THAT ABIMELECH AND PHICHOL THE A covenant between the patriarch and the Philistine king. Genesis 21 Genesis 22 Genesis 23 Genesis 24 . army H6635 spoke H559 (H8799) Abraham H85 saying And so it was at that time that Abimelech, and Phicol the captain Not long ago he was asked, What have you learned from the Grant Study men?, Vaillants response: That the only thing that really matters in life are your relationships to other people. (What makes us happy? This passage chronicles a covenant between Abraham and Abimelech. had once laughed through unbelief; now being ashamed of that, she 3. 4 And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as Around the mouth of the well is a circular course of masonry, topped by a circular parapet of about a foot high; and at a distance of ten or twelve feet are stone troughs placed in a concentric circle with the well, the sides of which have deep indentions made by the wear of ropes on the upper edges The second well, about 200 yards farther south, is not more than five feet in diameter, but is formed of equally good masonry, and furnishes equally good water". Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture Quotations are from the New American Standard Bible, The Lockman Foundation, Related Topics: Character of God, Discipleship, Ecclesiology (The Church), Empower, Spiritual Life, Steve served as the pastor of Flagstaff Christian Fellowship from May, 1992 through his retirement in December, 2018. Abimelech, that is _Father-King,_ was 1. In that case Abraham went down to Egypt, whereas Isaac went only as far as Gerar, in the land of the Philistines, but the same place where we read of Abraham denying his relationship with Sarah. Most of Gods people have been simple, ordinary folks who are not famous or politically powerful. Abimelech has reason to be suspicious of Abraham, but recognizes Gods blessing on his life, so he wisely seeks a covenant of truth and peace between them. And it came to pass at that time,possibly in immediate sequence to the incident of the preceding chapter, but, "according to the common law of Hebrew narrative, probably not long after the birth of Isaac." @#$%^&* salary!. (Haydock)_ And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Abimelech, the king who had inadvertently taken Sarah into his harem because Abraham had lied about her being his sister, pays a visit to Abraham, acknowledges that God is with him, and proposes a peace pact. Verse Genesis 21:22. undertakings. Related Commentaries of Genesis 21:22. Genesis 21:33. I dont have to give you my license and registration., Listen you ! ABRAHAM AND ABIMELECH Gunkel has given strong reasons for holding that J is here made up of two main sources ABRAHAM AND ABIMELECH MAKE A COVENANT AT BEERSHEBA. Genesis 21:22-34 In-Context. Worldly policy may have urged Abimelech to cement a league with the powerful chieftain in his neighborhood, but religions affinity would also seem to have exercised an influence in drawing him to seek the friendship of one who appeared to enjoy celestial protection. 23. )was probably the Tamarix Africanae (Gesenius, Furst, Delitzsch, Rosenmller, Kalisch), which, besides being common in Egypt and Petraea, is mid to have been found growing near the ancient Beershebain Beersheba, and called there (not beneath the tree or in the grove, but in the place) on the name of the Lord,Jehovah (vide Genesis 12:8; Genesis 13:4)the everlasting Godliterally, the God of eternity (LXX; Vulgate, Onkelos); not in contrast to heathen deities, who are born and die (Clericus), but "as the everlasting Vindicator of the faith of treaties, and as the infallible Source of the believer's rest and peace" (Murphy). The story of how Billy Graham extended Christs extraordinary love and grace toward a man who misrepresented Jesus to millions. Abimeleks servants seized the well so Abraham mustered his servants and seized it right back, correct? The proposal was reasonable, and agreed to [Ge 21:24]. at the time God Himself had We plainly see that God blesseth and prospereth thee in all thy 1. Here we have accomplished promise the blessed So Abraham, to demonstrate his commitment to the treaty and to demonstrate his good will toward Abimelek, brings to Abimelek sheep and cattle. Abraham uses the occasion to complain to Abimelech about a well which his men have taken from Abrahams servants. Cyril Barber on Morris' The Genesis Record : a Scientific and Devotional Commentary (It can be borrowed) - Valuable as corollary reading. How can we turn everyday situations into opportunities for telling others about Christ?
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