Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I swore unto Abraham thy father;
3. sojourn land ] The temporary dwelling of one who as a stranger had none of the rights of a native inhabitant; so LXX ; Lat. peregrinare. See note on Gen 23:4, and cf. Heb 11:9.
I will be with thee ] See Gen 26:24, Gen 21:20, Gen 28:15. God’s Presence is the pledge of man’s blessing.
unto thee, &c.] The promises made to Abraham are here renewed to Isaac; see note on Gen 13:14-17.
these lands ] The plural is uncommon. Lat. universas regiones has.
the oath sware ] See Gen 22:16-18.
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Verse 3. Sojourn in this land] In Gerar, whither he had gone, Ge 26:1, and where we find he settled, Ge 26:6, though the land of Canaan in general might be here intended. That there were serious and important reasons why Isaac should not go to Egypt, we may be fully assured, though they be not assigned here; it is probable that even Isaac himself was not informed why he should not go down to Egypt. I have already supposed that God saw trials in his way which he might not have been able to bear. While a man acknowledges God in all his ways, he will direct all his steps, though he may not choose to give him the reasons of the workings of his providence. Abraham might go safely to Egypt, Isaac might not; in firmness and decision of character there was a wide difference between the two men.
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Unto thee, and unto thy seed; to thee to enjoy for thy present comfort, and to them to possess as an inheritance. See Poole on “Gen 13:15“, see Poole on “Gen 15:18“.
I will perform the oath, i.e. the promises confirmed by oath, Gen 22:16, &c.
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Sojourn in this land,…. The land of Canaan, where he now was; either in Gerar, which though in the land of the Philistines was a part of Canaan, the place of his present residence; or in any other part of it he should be directed to: however, by this it appears it was the pleasure of God that he should not go out of that land, and which Abraham his father was careful of, that he should not while he lived; see Ge 24:6:
and I will be with thee, and I will bless thee; with his presence; with protection from all enemies; with a supply of all the necessaries of life; and with all spiritual blessings, and with eternal life and happiness:
for unto thee, and to thy seed, will I give these countries; inhabited at that time by the Philistines, Canaanites, and the several tribes of them:
and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father; concerning the promise of the Messiah from him and his seed, the gift of the land of Canaan to them, and the multiplication of them,
Ge 22:16.
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(3, 4) These countries.On the archaic form of the pronoun these, see Note on Gen. 19:8. The countries are enumerated in Gen. 15:19-21. For the oath, see Gen. 22:16; and for the metaphor, as the stars, see Gen. 15:5.
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Gen 26:3 Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;
Ver. 3. Sojourn in this land. ] Though it lay under the common lash; that he might see God’s power in providing for him amidst greatest straits and difficulties. Poena duplicem habet ordinationem: unam ad culpam quae praecedit, alteram, ad gloriam Dei quam praecedit. a
a Alex. Alesius [Hayles], p. 3, q. 5, m. 1.
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Unto thee. So to each Patriarch: Abraham (Gen 13:15), Jacob (Gen 28:13, &c), involving resurrection. See note on Gen 50:24, and Mat 22:23-33.
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Sojourn: Gen 26:12, Gen 26:14, Gen 20:1, Psa 32:8, Psa 37:1-6, Psa 39:12, Heb 11:9, Heb 11:13-16
I will be: Gen 28:15, Gen 39:2, Gen 39:21, Isa 43:2, Isa 43:5, Phi 4:9
unto thee: Gen 12:1, Gen 12:7, Gen 13:15, Gen 13:17, Gen 15:18, Gen 17:8
oath: Gen 22:16, Gen 22:18, Psa 105:9, Mic 7:20, Heb 6:17
Reciprocal: Gen 1:28 – General Gen 12:10 – went Gen 24:7 – which spake Gen 26:24 – fear Gen 30:25 – and to Gen 31:3 – land Gen 35:12 – the land Gen 46:3 – fear not Gen 48:21 – land Gen 50:24 – you out Exo 2:24 – remembered Exo 6:4 – the land of their Exo 6:8 – to give Exo 13:5 – sware Exo 32:13 – to whom Exo 33:1 – the land Num 1:46 – General Num 11:12 – the land Deu 1:8 – which Deu 6:10 – land Deu 20:1 – the Lord Deu 26:3 – which the Deu 29:13 – he may be Deu 34:4 – This is the land Jos 1:6 – which I sware Jos 21:43 – General Jdg 2:1 – have brought 1Ch 16:16 – which he made Neh 9:23 – which thou Psa 105:11 – Unto thee Jer 2:21 – wholly Jer 11:5 – perform Jer 42:10 – abide Eze 20:28 – the which Eze 47:14 – lifted up mine hand Hab 3:9 – according Mat 1:1 – the son of Abraham Luk 1:73 – General Joh 14:21 – that hath Act 7:5 – yet Gal 3:16 – to Heb 11:8 – which
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HEREDITARY BLESSING
I will bless thee because that Abraham obeyed My voice.
Gen 26:3; Gen 26:5
The child is blessed for the fathers sake.
I. If I have a godly ancestry, then the covenant of the Lord is made with me. His love was not exhausted with the life and death of my parents; so profoundly did He care for them that His love descends for their sakes on my head. It would be hard indeed to tell how far it will descend, or when its influence will cease; it seems unchangeable as God is Himself.
II. And if I have a godly ancestry, I breathe from the beginning the healthiest atmosphere. The very air of a Christian land and a Christian household is salutary and invigorating. When the Divine commandments and the gracious Gospel have been known for ages, everything is leavened and elevated and ennobled by them. I cannot be too thankful for the difference they make.
III. And if I have a godly ancestry, I have had the best teaching and the sublimest example. I can never estimate how much I owe to the lessons of those who have gone before me, to the holy lives which lie behind me. It is a thought both inspiring and solemnising that I am the heir of such a heritage. Sparta is my birthplacenay, not Sparta, but Zion; let me adorn it.
It is a great responsibility, as well as a great benediction, to be the child of a good father.
Illustration
(1) How varied are the contents of this chapter! It begins with the Divine voice and manifestation, and it seems as though Isaac also was to live on a great level, to the honour of God and the blessing of succeeding generations. But within a few verses he is guilty of meanness to his wife, who had come so far to be his bride, and of abominable falsehood to Abimelech. It would have seemed incredible had we not been familiar with the same rapid changes and contrasts within ourselves. Now we are holding converse with God, and now doing the devils work. Here, on the Mount of Transfiguration, asking that we may abide there always, and anon in the valley quarrelling for superiority. Ah me! What a wonderful God is ours, to bear with us as He does! Shall we not record for ever the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness towards us? In spite of it all, when Isaac sowed in that same land the Lord blessed him, and he received in the same year an hundredfold.
(2) Strong men have sometimes weak sons. Isaac was cast in a very different mould from Abraham. He was naturally yielding and timorous. But the blessing which had been granted to Abraham was continued also to him. I am with thee, and will bless thee, for my servant Abrahams sake. The great distinguishing characteristic of Abrahams life named here is his obedience. Are we sufficiently accurate in keeping Gods charge? And do we realise sufficiently the posthumous blessing which may thus accrue to unborn generations?
(3) It is remarkable, for instance, to trace the ramifications of godly lives, like that of Sir Fowell Buxton or of William Wilberforce. Their children, and childrens children, seem to have been the objects of special Divine regard.