Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Genesis)
我夜间的歌曲《创世记》
Text: Genesis 26: 17-18
MEDITATION
Genesis 26:17-18
17 Then Isaac departed from there and pitched his tent in the Valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.
18 And Isaac dug again the wells of water which they had dug in the days of Abraham his father, for the Philistines had stopped them up after the death of Abraham. He called them by the names which his father had called them.
MEANINGFUL APPLICATION TO LIFE
1. Departure from Abimelech’s land
a. Isaac was ordered to leave Abimelech’s land.
b. There were two options:
i. He could fight the Philistines.
He could possibly beat them too for he had a lot of servants.
ii. He chose to leave the land of Abimelech.
This was the wiser choice. Otherwise he would be a hostile invader.
2. Valley of Gerar
a. The exact location is not clear.
b. The threat of the Philistines was still very real.
3. Digging of wells
a. This was necessary.
b. Even if Isaac did not do farming, he would still need lots of water
i. For his flocks.
ii. For his cattle.
iii. For his people (family and servants).
4. Finding the wells
a. The loyal servants of Abraham would remember the locations of those wells.
b. Though they were stopped up by the Philistines, they could be dug again.
c. Isaac called these wells after the names that Abraham assigned to them.
经文: 创世记 26：17-18
沉思
《创世记 26：17-18》
17 以撒就离开那里，在基拉耳谷支搭帐篷，住在那里。18 当他父亲亚伯拉罕在世之日所挖的水井，因非利士人在亚伯拉罕死后塞住了，以撒就重新挖出来，仍照他父亲所叫的叫那些井的名字。