26:23,24
There had been a small victory for Isaac and he had trusted God. The Lord now appears to him to encourage him further. This is similar to the Lord’s appearance to Abraham after his rescuing of Lot and meeting Melchizedek. Although Isaac had acted in faith and had prevailed it is easy for fear to creep in, so the Lord assures him to “fear not”. Why? The Lord would be with him, and would bless him. This is similar to God’s words to Abraham that He was Abraham’s shield and his great reward. The promises would be fulfilled “for my servant Abraham’s sake”. It is not just a matter of our faith, but it is a generational thing as well. We are influenced by our forebears, and our faithfulness influences future generations.
26:25
“So he built an altar there”. And his servants dug wells there in Beersheba. We should dig wells in the place of God’s blessing. We should not dig them in places where the world promises to bless us. We do this if we go along with the world’s thinking, and it never ends well. We trust in the Lord, and seek our sustenance from him. If we dig wells in the world’s kingdom they will ultimately let us down and poison us.
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