And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great:
Verse 13. The man waxed great] There is a strange and observable recurrence of the same term in the original: vaiyigdal haish vaiyelech haloch vegadel ad ki gadal meod, And the man was GREAT; and he went, going on, and was GREAT, until that he was exceeding GREAT. How simple is this language, and yet how forcible!
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
And the man waxed great,…. In substance, as well as in honour and glory, among men;
and went forward; in the world, and in the increase of worldly things:
and grew until he became very great: as he must needs be, since Abraham his father left him all that he had, who was very rich in cattle, in gold and silver, and had been increasing ever since; and especially since he came to Gerar, where he was gradually increasing, until he became to be exceeding great indeed, even the greatest man in all the country, yea, greater than King Abimelech himself, as it seems, from
Ge 26:16.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
13. Went forward Hebrews, went going; that is, kept on growing . Three degrees are here expressed great, greater, very great.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Gen 26:13 And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great:
Ver. 13. And the man waxed great. ] Because the Lord blessed him, Gen 26:12 for it is his blessing that maketh rich. He sowed, and feared God, and the Lord blessed him. Godliness hath the promises of both lives. 1Ti 4:8 Now the promises are “the unsearchable riches of Christ,” Eph 3:6 ; Eph 3:9 who is “the heir of all,” Heb 1:2 and hath made godly men his co-heirs, Rom 8:17 entailing upon them riches and honour, delight and pleasure, life and length of days, the blessings of both hands. Pro 3:16-17 ; Pro 8:18 ; Deu 28:1-14 ; Psa 112:2-3 Godly men, in Scripture, are read to have been richer than any; as Abraham, Isaac, David, &c., so they might be now (likely) if they would be as godly, Bonus Deus Constantinum Magnum, tantis terrenis implevit muneribus, quanta optare nullus auderet, saith Augustine. a If God deny gain to godliness, it is that it may be admired for itself, as having an autarchy. ( ’ ), a self-sufficiency 1Ti 6:6 He makes up in the true treasure: and a grain of grace is worth all the gold of Ophir; a remnant of faith, better than all gay clothing. Achan’s wedge of gold served for no better purpose, than to cleave asunder his soul from his body; and the Babylonish garment but for a shroud. But, contented godliness, like Solomon’s good wife, “doth a man good, and not evil, all his days”: Pro 31:12 for it brings his mind and his means together, and makes him rest well assured of a sufficiency, though he miss of a superfluity.
a Aug. De Civ. Dei., lib. v. cap. 25.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
And the man waxed great: Dr. Adam Clarke remarks, that there is a strange and observable occurrence of the same term in the original, which is literally, “And the man was GREAT, and he went, going on, and was GREAT, until that he was exceeding GREAT.” How simple is this language, and yet how forcible!
waxed great: Gen 24:35, Psa 112:3
went forward: Heb. went going
Reciprocal: Gen 13:2 – General Gen 30:43 – General 1Sa 25:2 – man 2Ki 3:4 – a sheepmaster 2Ch 17:5 – he had riches