Yahweh appeared to him, and said, “Don’t go down into Egypt. Live in the land I will tell you about. Live in this land, and I will be with you, and will bless you. For I will give to you, and to your offspring, all these lands, and I will establish the oath which I swore to Abraham your father. I will multiply your offspring as the stars of the sky, and will give all these lands to your offspring. In your offspring all the nations of the earth will be blessed, because Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my requirements, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.”
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There was a famine in the land, in addition to the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines, to Gerar. Yahweh appeared to him, and said, “Don’t go down into Egypt. Live in the land I will tell you about. Live in this land, and I will be with you, and will bless you. For I will give to you, and to your offspring, all these lands, and I will establish the oath which I swore to Abraham your father. I will multiply your offspring as the stars of the sky, and will give all these lands to your offspring. In your offspring all the nations of the earth will be blessed, because Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my requirements, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.”
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Yahweh appeared to him, and said, “Don’t go down into Egypt. Live in the land I will tell you about.
Live in this land, and I will be with you, and will bless you. For I will give to you, and to your offspring, all these lands, and I will establish the oath which I swore to Abraham your father.
I will multiply your offspring as the stars of the sky, and will give all these lands to your offspring. In your offspring all the nations of the earth will be blessed,
because Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my requirements, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.”
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And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:
Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;
And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
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And the LORD appeared unto him, and said: 'Go not down unto Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of.
Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath which I swore unto Abraham thy father;
and I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these lands; and by thy seed shall all the nations of the earth bless themselves;
because that Abraham hearkened to My voice, and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.'
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- Genesis 28:15 (v3) Behold, I am with you, and will keep you, wherever you go, and will bring you again into this land. For I will not leave you, until I have…
- Matthew 7:24 (v5) “Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock.
- Psalms 105:9 (v3) the covenant which he made with Abraham, his oath to Isaac,
- Genesis 22:18 (v5) All the nations of the earth will be blessed by your offspring, because you have obeyed my voice.’ ”
- Genesis 13:15 (v3) for I will give all the land which you see to you and to your offspring forever.
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- Genesis 22:16 (v5) and said, “ ‘I have sworn by myself,’ says Yahweh, ‘because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son,
- Genesis 22:16-18 (v3) and said, “ ‘I have sworn by myself,’ says Yahweh, ‘because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son, that I…
- Genesis 12:7 (vv2–3) Yahweh appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” He built an altar there to Yahweh, who had appeared to him.
- Genesis 17:8 (v3) I will give to you, and to your offspring after you, the land where you are traveling, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting…
- Genesis 20:1 (v3) Abraham traveled from there toward the land of the South, and lived between Kadesh and Shur. He lived as a foreigner in Gerar.
- Psalms 112:1-2 (v5) Praise Yah! Blessed is the man who fears Yahweh, who delights greatly in his commandments. His offspring will be mighty in the land. The…
- Acts 3:25 (v4) You are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘All the families of the…
- Hebrews 11:9 (v3) By faith, he lived as an alien in the land of promise, as in a land not his own, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him…
- James 2:21 (v5) Wasn’t Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?
- Genesis 15:18 (vv3–4) In that day Yahweh made a covenant with Abram, saying, “I have given this land to your offspring, from the river of Egypt to the great…
- Genesis 12:2-3 (v4) I will make of you a great nation. I will bless you and make your name great. You will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and…
- Genesis 13:17 (v3) Arise, walk through the land in its length and in its width; for I will give it to you.”
- Genesis 15:5 (v4) Yahweh brought him outside, and said, “Look now toward the sky, and count the stars, if you are able to count them.” He said to Abram, “So…
- Hebrews 11:8 (v5) By faith, Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out to the place which he was to receive for an inheritance. He went out, not knowing…
- Genesis 12:1 (v2) Now Yahweh said to Abram, “Leave your country, and your relatives, and your father’s house, and go to the land that I will show you.
- Genesis 13:16 (v4) I will make your offspring as the dust of the earth, so that if a man can count the dust of the earth, then your offspring may also be…
- Genesis 17:1 (v2) When Abram was ninety-nine years old, Yahweh appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty. Walk before me and be blameless.
- Genesis 18:1 (v2) Yahweh appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day.
- Genesis 22:17-18 (v4) that I will bless you greatly, and I will multiply your offspring greatly like the stars of the heavens, and like the sand which is on the…
- Genesis 26:12 (v3) Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year one hundred times what he planted. Yahweh blessed him.
- Genesis 26:14 (v3) He had possessions of flocks, possessions of herds, and a great household. The Philistines envied him.
- Genesis 39:2 (v3) Yahweh was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man. He was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
- Psalms 32:8 (v3) I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. I will counsel you with my eye on you.
- Psalms 39:12 (v3) “Hear my prayer, Yahweh, and give ear to my cry. Don’t be silent at my tears. For I am a stranger with you, a foreigner, as all my fathers…
- Psalms 128:1-6 (v5) Blessed is everyone who fears Yahweh, who walks in his ways. For you will eat the labor of your hands. You will be happy, and it will be…
- Galatians 3:8 (v4) The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the Good News beforehand to Abraham, saying, “In you all…
- Galatians 5:6 (v5) For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision amounts to anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love.
- Philippians 4:9 (v3) The things which you learned, received, heard, and saw in me: do these things, and the God of peace will be with you.
- Hebrews 11:13-16 (v3) These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and embraced them from afar, and having confessed that they…
- Genesis 12:4 (v5) So Abram went, as Yahweh had told him. Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran.
- Genesis 18:19 (v5) For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Yahweh, to do…
- Genesis 39:21 (v3) But Yahweh was with Joseph, and showed kindness to him, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
- Exodus 32:13 (v4) Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, to whom you swore by your own self, and said to them, ‘I will multiply your offspring…
- Psalms 37:3 (v2) Trust in Yahweh, and do good. Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture.
- Isaiah 43:2 (v3) When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire,…
- Isaiah 43:5 (v3) Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. I will bring your offspring from the east, and gather you from the west.
- Micah 7:20 (v3) You will give truth to Jacob, and mercy to Abraham, as you have sworn to our fathers from the days of old.
- 1 Corinthians 15:58 (v5) Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor is not in…
- Hebrews 6:17 (v3) In this way God, being determined to show more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an…
- Genesis 12:1-2 (v3) Now Yahweh said to Abram, “Leave your country, and your relatives, and your father’s house, and go to the land that I will show you. I will…
- Genesis 17:23 (v5) Abraham took Ishmael his son, all who were born in his house, and all who were bought with his money: every male among the men of Abraham’s…
- Psalms 37:1-6 (v3) Don’t fret because of evildoers, neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass,…
- Psalms 72:17 (v4) His name endures forever. His name continues as long as the sun. Men shall be blessed by him. All nations will call him blessed.
- Matthew 5:19 (v5) Whoever, therefore, shall break one of these least commandments, and teach others to do so, shall be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven;…
- Galatians 3:16 (v4) Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his offspring. He doesn’t say, “To descendants”, as of many, but as of one, “To your…
- Genesis 17:4-8 (v4) “As for me, behold, my covenant is with you. You will be the father of a multitude of nations. Your name will no more be called Abram, but…
- Genesis 18:10-20 (v2) He said, “I will certainly return to you at about this time next year; and behold, Sarah your wife will have a son.” Sarah heard in the…
- Genesis 18:18 (v4) since Abraham will surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed in him?
- Hebrews 11:2 (v4) For by this, the elders obtained testimony.
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John Calvin 1540 · Public Domain On vv2, 5 2. And the Lord appeared unto him. I do…
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 that the journey would have been more dangerous to the son. The Lord could indeed have endued the son also with the power of his Spirit, as he had done his father Abraham, so that the abundance and delicacies of Egypt should not have corrupted him by their allurements; but since he governs his faithful people with such moderation, that he does not correct all their faults at once, and render them entirely pure, he assists their infirmities, and anticipates, with suitable remedies, those evils by which they might be ensnared. Because, therefore, he knew that there was more infirmity in Isaac than there had been in Abraham, he was unwilling to expose him to danger; for he is faithful, and will not suffer his own people to be tempted beyond what they are able to bear. (1 Corinthians 10:13.) Now, as we must be persuaded, that however arduous and burdensome may be the temptations which alight upon us, the Divine help will never fail to renew our strength; so, on the other hand, we must beware lest we rashly rush into dangers; but each should be admonished by his own infirmity to proceed cautiously and with fear.
Dwell in the land. God commands him to settle in the promised land, yet with the understanding that he should dwell there as a stranger. The intimation was thus given, that the time had not yet arrived in which he should exercise dominion over it. God sustains indeed his mind with the hope of the promised inheritance, but requires this honor to be given to his word, that Isaac should remain inwardly at rest, in the midst of outward agitations; and truly we never lean upon a better support than when, disregarding the appearance of things present, we depend entirely upon the word of the Lord, and apprehend by faith that blessing which is not yet apparent. Moreover, he again inculcates the promise previously made, in order to render Isaac more prompt to obey; for so is the Lord wont to awaken his servants from their indolence, that they may fight valiantly for him, while he constantly affirms that their labor shall not he in vain; for although he requires from us a free and unreserved obedience, as a father does from his children, he yet so condescends to the weakness of our capacity, that he invites and encourages us by the prospect of reward.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv2, 5 God’s providence always watcheth to direct the ways of…
God’s providence always watcheth to direct the ways of his children.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv2–5 Gen 26:2 And the LORD appeared unto him, and…
Gen 26:2 And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:
Ver. 2. And the Lord appeared unto him.] God knows our souls, and our souls him, best in adversity. See Zec 13:9. This famine was to the Canaanites in the nature of a curse; to Isaac, of a cure. Hinc distinctio illa poenae in conferentem et nocentem, sive in suffocantem et promoventem; item in poenam vindictae et poenam cautelae, sire in condemnantem et corrigentem.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv2, 3, 5 To Egypt it seems Isaac intended to go, it…
To Egypt it seems Isaac intended to go, it being a very fruitful place, and being encouraged to do so by his father’s example upon the same occasion. But God saw good reasons to forbid Isaac to go thither, which it is needless to inquire, and not difficult to conjecture.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv2–5 And the Lord appeared unto him,.... In a vision…
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 time of famine, and partly lest he should think of continuing there, and be unmindful of the promise of the land of Canaan to Abraham's seed:
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dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of; even the land of Canaan, which he was now about to give him on account of the promise of it to Abraham and his seed, and to renew it to him and to his seed.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On vv2, 5 The Lord said, go not down into Egypt. Sojourn…
The Lord said, go not down into Egypt. Sojourn in this land - There was a famine in Jacob's days, and God bid him go down into Egypt, chap. xlvi, 3, 4, a famine in Isaac's days, and God bid him not go down: a famine in Abraham's days, and God left him to his liberty, directing him neither way, which (considering that Egypt was always a place of trial to God's people) some ground upon the different characters of these three patriarchs. Abraham was a man of very intimate communion with God, and to him all places and conditions were alike; Isaac a very good man, but not cut out for hardship, therefore he is forbidden to go to Egypt; Jacob inured to difficulties, strong and patient, and therefore he must go down into Egypt, that the trial of his faith might be to praise, and honour, and glory. Thus God proportions his people's trials to their strength.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv2–5 Verse 2. Go not down into Egypt] As Abraham…
Verse 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, &c., which might prove fatal to his peace or to his piety, warns him not to fulfil his intention.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv2, 4, 5 Gen 26:2. Go not down into Egypt — Whither,…
Gen 26:2. Go not down into Egypt — Whither, it is likely, Isaac had intended to go, it being a very fruitful country, and he being encouraged to go thither by his father’s example, on a similar occasion. No doubt God had wise reasons for prohibiting his going; but as he has not been pleased to acquaint us with them, to spend time in conjecturing what they were, would be giving ourselves trouble to no purpose.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On v5 Ceremonies of religion, observed under the law of nature.…
Ceremonies of religion, observed under the law of nature. (Menochius)
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv2, 4, 5 2. The Lord appeared — In a dream or…
2. The Lord appeared — In a dream or vision of the night. Comp. Gen_26:24. “The last recorded vision was at the sacrifice of Isaac, more than sixty years before. These revelations were not so frequent as they seem to us, as we read one event rapidly after the other; but just sufficient to keep up the knowledge of God and the faith of the patriarchs in the line of the chosen people, and of the promised seed.” — Speaker’s Commentary.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv2–5 2. appeared] The promises here made to Isaac are,…
2. appeared] The promises here made to Isaac are, for the most part, reiterated from Gen_12:2-3, Gen_15:5, Gen_17:6-8, Gen_22:15-18.
which I shall tell thee of] Cf. the similar phrase in Gen_12:1, Gen_22:2.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv2–3 (2) The Lord appeared unto him.—Only once besides does…
(2) The Lord appeared unto him.—Only once besides does Jehovah manifest himself to Isaac (Gen_26:24), and sixty years had now passed since the revelations recorded in Genesis 22. Excepting to Abraham, it was only at rare and distant intervals that God spake to the patriarchs. The greater part of their lives was spent under the control of the same ordinary Providence as that which governs our actions now; but on special occasions God was pleased to confirm their faith in Him in a way not necessary now that we have had made known to us the whole counsel of God.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv3–5 Sojourn in this land, viz., Philistia (Murphy, Alford), though…
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. (Gen_12:2) God s presence with Isaac of higher significance than his presence with Ishmael. (Gen_21:20) For unto thee, and unto thy seed, will I give all these lah an archaism for hLaeh (cf. Gen_19:8, Gen_19:25) countries (i.e. Canaan and the surrounding lands), and I will perform the oath (vide Gen_22:16) which I aware unto Abraham thy father.
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The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain On v2 Unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give…
Gen_26:2-5
Unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father.
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The covenant renewed to Isaac
I. IT WAS RENEWED TO HIM IN A TIME OF TRIAL. Divine help comes when all human efforts are exhausted.
II. IT WAS RENEWED TO HIM IN THE OLD TERMS, BUT RESTING ON NEW GROUNDS. Abraham was the beginning of the Church, and therefore God, in speaking to His servant whom He had called, rested upon His own Almightiness (Gen_17:1). But the Church had already commenced a history in the time of Jacob. There was a past to fall back upon. There was an example to stimulate and encourage. There was some one in whom the power of God was manifested, and who had proved the truth of His Word. Therefore to Isaac God rests His promises on the ground of his fathers obedience. Thus the Lord would teach Isaac that His attributes are on the side of the saints; that they possess Him only so far as they are obedient; that he must not regard the promised blessings as a matter of course, to be given irrespective of conduct, but rather as, by their very terms, demanding obedience; and that the greatness of his people could only arise from that piety and practical trust in God of which Abraham was such an illustrious example (Gen_26:5). But while obedience, as a general principle, was commended to Isaac, yet regard is had to duty as it is special and peculiar to the individual (Gen_26:2). (T. H. Leale.)
The renewed covenant
Two things are observable in this solemn renewal of the covenant with Isaac.
1. The good things promised. The sum of these blessings is the land of Canaan, a numerous progeny, and, what is greatest of all, the Messiah, in whom the nations should be blessed. On these precious promises Isaac is to live. God provided him with bread in the day of famine; but he lived not on bread only, but on the words which proceeded from the mouth of God.
2. Their being given for Abrahams sake. We are expressly informed in what manner this patriarch was accepted of God, namely, as believing on Him who justifieth the ungodly; and this accounts for the acceptance of his works. The most spiritual sacrifices being offered by a sinful creature, can no otherwise be acceptable to God than by Jesus Christ; for, as President Edwards justly remarks, It does not consist with the honour of the majesty of the king of heaven and earth to accept of any thing from a condemned malefactor, condemned by the justice of his own holy law, till that condemnation be removed. But a sinner being accepted as believing in Jesus, his works also are accepted for his sake, and become rewardable. It was in this way, and not of works, that Abrahams obedience was honoured with so great a reward. To this may be added that every degree of Divine respect to the obedience of the patriarchs was, in fact, no other than respect to the obedience of Christ, in whom they believed, and through whom their obedience, like ours, became acceptable. The light of the moon which is derived from its looking, as it were, on the face of the sun, is no other than the light of the sun itself reflected. (A. Fuller.)
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Charles Dickens, in those younger days which he spent in the town of Rochester, used sometimes, in his country walks, to pass a large house standing in its own grounds, called Cads Hill Place. It was his boyish dream that some day he would be a rich man, and when he became so that he would buy that house and make it his home. Castles in the air of this kind are not uncommon, and nay readers have doubtless indulged in many of them. But what is uncommon is their fulfilment. In Dickens case it actually came to pass. He not only grew rich, as many do, but he dwelt in his latter years, and at length died, at Cads Hill Place. I refer to this well-known incident merely to illustrate the difference between the hope of possessing something and the actual possession of it. In Dickens case, indeed, the feeling could scarcely be called a hope. It was but a wild dream. Nervy, in the Book of Genesis, we have before us the case of men whose eyes, day by day, beheld a domain which they hoped would one day be their home; who not merely beheld it, but actually dwelt in it--only not as owners, but merely as guests; and whose hopes were built, not on boyish imaginations, but on the promise of an almighty and faithful God. And yet they never came into possession l Of Abraham we are told, in Heb_11:1-40., that he sojourned in the land of promise as in a strange country; and of all the patriarchs, that they died in faith --still trusting--yet not having received the promises. In what way, then, were the promises fulfilled? As the progenitors of a people, the patriarchs were to obtain the fulfilment in their descendants, hundreds of years after. As individuals, they obtained it, not on earth, but in heaven. They desired a better country, that is, an heavenly; and they got it--something far beyond their most exalted anticipations. (E. Stock.)
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C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain On v2 Go not down
Go not down
Cf. (See Scofield "Gen 46:3").
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv2, 4 General Information:
General Information:
Yahweh begins to speak to Isaac.
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appeared to him
"appeared to Isaac"
Do not go down to Egypt
It was common to speak of leaving the promised land as "going down" to another place. (See: Idiom)
for to you and to your descendants, I will give all these lands
"for I will give all these lands to you and your descendants"
I will fulfill the oath that I swore to Abraham your father
"I will do what I promised Abraham your father I would do"
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v2 26:2-5 The Lord assured Isaac that the covenant promises…
26:2-5 The Lord assured Isaac that the covenant promises (cp. 12:2-3; 15:5-8; 17:3-8; 22:15-18; 28:13-14) would pass to him because Abraham faithfully listened to God and obeyed all his requirements, commands, decrees, and instructions. These terms were later used in Deuteronomy to describe God’s full legal covenant with Israel. An Israelite reader would immediately think of the complete Torah when hearing these words and be prompted to obey God’s law as Abraham did, though Abraham had only a few commands from the Lord. Through these words, the text emphasizes that Abraham would have obeyed the later commands if he had had them, because he was an obedient servant of the Lord.
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