(Bible Study Online Article Covers : Genesis 26:11-15) SHORT RECAP 21 Then they dug another well, and they quarreled over that one also. Isaac must have considered going to Egypt to find food. Although Abimelech acknowledges the blessings that the L ORD was capable of bestowing on Isaac, Abimelech doesn’t seek the L ORD but a promise from Isaac. Students may or may not know the stories of Abraham. It seems Isaac may have been searching for God to reveal the right spot to settle down. Isaac said to them, “Why have you come to me, since you hate me and have sent me away from you?” Again, without turning your head, tell me what I am holding up. Jesus said, “When you bear a lot of fruit, it brings glory to My Father. Abimelech. $3.99 a month for 40+ study tools. Stay here for a while. First, because of the famine that happened during Abraham’s life, Abraham and Sarah went to Egypt where there was food. He said, “Do not go down to Egypt. It was located between Kadesh and Bered, which was southwest of Beersheba. Isaac plants crops in the land of Gerar. Isaac built an altar on that spot. His crops grew and his livestock multiplied. Isaac planted crops in the land of the Philistines, and the Lord blessed him. And Isaac went to (B)Abimelech king of the Philistines, in Gerar. And I will give them all these lands. Application: Wherever God meets with you is a place worth staying at! But if we look closely, we can find an even deeper sin shown here. God is faithful, even when His children are not. Jodi has over 20 years experience teaching children in large and small group settings. 26 There was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. In a repeat performance, Abimelech arrived and asked for another treaty with Isaac, identical to the one made with Abraham. Listen for answers. 26 Then Abimelech came to him from Gerar with Ahuzzath, one of his friends, (AG)and Phichol the commander of his army. He gave glory to God. CHAPTER 26. Which story came first? Abimelech, the king of the Philistines, lived in the city of Gerar and he reigned as king for a long time. You have become too powerful for us.” - Genesis 26:16, Isaac did not put up a fight. King Abimelech had a message for Isaac. You sacrificed only a single body part. Hold up the signs that say, “Trouble” and “Fear,” out of the child’s sight. 15 Now the Philistines had stopped up all the wells (V)which his father’s servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father, and they had filled them with earth. 6 So Isaac settled in Gerar. Abimelech clearly acknowledges that the L ORD has been with Isaac and seeks to make a peace agreement with him. Abimelech sent for Isaac. They stuffed his wells (these same wells Abraham made a covenant over) and politely asked Isaac to leave their land. Prophecy: Isaac, the son of Abraham, went through a similar ordeal in the land of Gerar with Abimelech’s son (also named Abimelech). 9 Then Abimelech called Isaac and said, “Quite obviously she is your wife; so how could you say, ‘She is my sister’?”, Isaac said to him, “Because I said, ‘Lest I die on account of her.’ ”, 10 And Abimelech said, “What is this you have done to us? Finally, Isaac dug a well that no one claimed. Abraham may have justified the lie in his mind classifying it as a “half-truth” (since Sarah was his half-sister) out of fear for his life. Now the Lord has blessed you.” - Genesis 26:27-29. 1 Now there was a famine in the land—besides the previous famine in Abraham’s time—and Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines in Gerar. Again, Abraham told Sarah to say she was his sister. Genesis 26. Unless otherwise noted the Scriptures taken from: Holy Bible, New International Reader’s Version, (NIrV®). Jodi is part of the Children’s Ministry team at Grace Fellowship Church, outside of Atlanta. Do you think it ever occurred to Isaac that an entire nation of non-believers was watching his relationship with the Living God? Pray to Him and listen to His leading all through the day. Hold up another object (such as a stapler). He kept My commands, My rules and My laws.” (Genesis 26:5). During a big race like the Kentucky Derby, there are tons of people, cameras flashing, and (probably the biggest distraction) other horses. 32 It came to pass the same day that Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well which they had dug, and said to him, “We have found water.” 33 So he called it [g]Shebah. Main Point: By faith, we must remain focused on God and His promises. Isaac and Ishmael buried Abraham along side his wife Sarah. He asked Isaac why he had lied. The Envious King This made Abimelech and the Philistines very envious of Isaac, so much so, that they had filled all the water wells that Abraham had dug during his day, they filled them all up with the dirt of the earth.
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