Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Genesis)
我夜间的歌曲《创世记》
Text: Genesis 26: 15-16
MEDITATION
Genesis 26:15-16
15 Now the Philistines had stopped up all the wells which his father’s servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father, and they had filled them with earth.
16 And Abimelech said to Isaac, “Go away from us, for you are much mightier than we.”
MEANINGFUL APPLICATION TO LIFE
1. The servants of Isaac
a. These servants had served Abraham when he was alive.
b. They had continued to serve Isaac as the heir of Abraham.
c. Their sense of loyalty is to be admired.
2. Digging of wells
a. Wells were an important source of water for farming and for the family.
b. The older servants knew where the locations of the old wells were.
c. These wells stood Isaac in good stead.
3. Hostility of the Philistines
a. They were mean.
b. They filled up the wells with earth so that they could not be used.
4. Abimelech’s earlier attitude
a. He had allowed Isaac to dwell in his land.
b. He had even warned his people not to touch Rebekah on pain of death.
5. Abimelech’s change of attitude
a. His attitude changed drastically.
b. Isaac’s presence in his country was no longer welcome.
c. He feared Isaac for he was getting wealthier and mightier.
He told Isaac to leave the land of the Philistines.
经文: 创世记 26：15-16
沉思
《创世记 26：15-16》
15 当他父亲亚伯拉罕在世的日子他父亲的仆人所挖的井，非利士人全都塞住，填满了土。16 亚比米勒对以撒说：“你离开我们去吧，因为你比我们强盛得多。”