Thursday, July 24, 2008
Genesis 26:12-18 (NIV)
12 Isaac planted crops in that land and the same year reaped a hundredfold, because the LORD blessed him. 13 The man became rich, and his wealth continued to grow until he became very wealthy. 14 He had so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him. 15 So all the wells that his father's servants had dug in the time of his father Abraham, the Philistines stopped up, filling them with earth. 16 Then Abimelech said to Isaac, "Move away from us; you have become too powerful for us." 17 So Isaac moved away from there and encamped in the Valley of Gerar and settled there. 18 Isaac reopened the wells that had been dug in the time of his father Abraham, which the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham died, and he gave them the same names his father had given them.
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This scene shows that Isaac is wise and plans ahead for his future, by planting crops and tending flocks and herds. He uses all the resources well, which Abraham has gathered and prepared when he was still alive. Moreoever, I think God's blessing and promise to Abraham continuous on Isaac's life, as the latter is also awed at the presence of the Lord. God gives him the wisdom to move away from the Philistines, since envy and jealousy cause conflicts in the lands. We should also keep our ears wide open to learn from God, to escape moments of conflicts.
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