And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you?
Verse 27. Seeing ye hate me] He was justified in thinking thus, because if they did not injure him, they had connived at their servants doing it.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
And Isaac said unto them, wherefore come ye to me,…. What is the meaning of this visit? what has brought you hither? it cannot be from affection and friendship to me:
seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you? the latter he mentions as a proof of the former; they envied his prosperity, and hated him on that account, and therefore expelled him their country, or at least would not suffer him to dwell among them; and still more glaring proofs were given of the hatred of the men of Gerar to him, not only by stopping up his father’s wells, but by striving and contending with him about those he dug in the valley after he was gone from them; one of which he called “Sitnah”, from their hatred of him.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
27. And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me? Isaac not only expostulates concerning injuries received, but protests that in future he can have no confidence in them, since he had found in them a disposition so hostile to himself. This passage teaches us, that it is lawful for the faithful to complain of their enemies, in order, if possible, to recall them from their purpose of doing injury, and to restrain their force, frauds, and acts of injustice. For liberty is not inconsistent with patience: nor does God require of his own people, that they should silently digest every injury which may be inflicted upon them, but only that they should restrain their minds and hands from revenge. (41) Now, if their minds are pure and well regulated, their tongues will not be virulent in reproaching the faults of others; but their sole purpose will be to restrain the wicked by a sense of shame from iniquity. For where there is no hope of profiting by complaints, it is better to cherish peace by silence; unless, perhaps, for the purpose of rendering those who delight themselves in wickedness inexcusable. We must, indeed, always beware, lest, from a desire of vengeance, our tongues break out in reproaches; and, as Solomon says, hatred stirreth up strifes. (Pro 10:12.)
(41) Neque hoc a suis requirit Deus, ut quicquid noxae illatum fuerit, taciti devorent; sed tantum ut animos et manus contineant a vindicta. Dieu ne requiert point des siens, qu’ils avallent sans mot dire toutes les nuisances qu’on leur fera, mais seulement qu’ils gardent leurs coeurs et leur mains de vengence. — Fr. Tr.
Fuente: Calvin’s Complete Commentary
(27) Wherefore come ye to me?Isaacs return had brought matters to a crisis, and the king must now decide whether there was to be peace or war.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
27. Wherefore come ye Isaac receives them coldly, as well he might after their breach of an old treaty of peace with his father . But the king was anxious to be on friendly terms with Isaac, even though the latter was not welcome to settle in his land .
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Gen 26:27 And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you?
Ver. 27. Wherefore come ye to me? ] Here was his magnanimity and his modesty both, in expostulating the wrongs they had done unto him. He could not but be sensible of their discourtesies, though he dissembled them. A sheep feels the bite of a dog, as well as a swine, though she make no such noise. Isaac having now a fit opportunity, gives them the telling of it: and “how forcible are right words”! Job 6:25 There is a real confutation of injuries: and we should consult, whether, in such a case, it be best to deal with the wrongdoers, at all, by words. God’s way is by works: and he must get an Isaac-like temperance and prudence, that thinks himself able to convince them by reason, and to set them down.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
seeing: Gen 26:14, Gen 26:16, Jdg 11:7, Act 7:9, Act 7:14, Act 7:27, Act 7:35, Rev 3:9
sent me: Gen 26:16