Gen 26:23-24 | KingComments | STEP | When Isaac has separated himself from the Philistines, he leaves their land and goes to live in Beersheba, just across the border in the far south of the promised land. There the LORD appears to him, there he is encouraged by the LORD, there he builds an altar, there he pitches his tent, and there his servants dig a well. The appearance of the LORD and what He says to Isaac makes Isaac a worshiper (altar), a conscious pilgrim (tent) and a seeker of more of the truth (digging a well). What a special restoration after his deviation! If Isaac lives with the Philistines, there are reproaches against him. His life does not testify there that the LORD is with him. After he has separated himself from the Philistines, there is acknowledgment from the side of the Philistines that the LORD is with him (cf. ).

‏ Genesis 26:23-24

Covenant of Isaac with Abimelech

When Isaac has separated himself from the Philistines, he leaves their land and goes to live in Beersheba, just across the border in the far south of the promised land. There the LORD appears to him, there he is encouraged by the LORD, there he builds an altar, there he pitches his tent, and there his servants dig a well. The appearance of the LORD and what He says to Isaac makes Isaac a worshiper (altar), a conscious pilgrim (tent) and a seeker of more of the truth (digging a well). What a special restoration after his deviation!

If Isaac lives with the Philistines, there are reproaches against him. His life does not testify there that the LORD is with him. After he has separated himself from the Philistines, there is acknowledgment from the side of the Philistines that the LORD is with him (cf. Pro 16:7).