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As if he had said, "Be persuaded to overlook
and pass by the injuries offered thee; for God
had abundantly made up to thee the damage
thou receivedst." Note, Those whom God
blesses and favours have reason enough to
forgive those who hate them, since the worst
enemy they have cannot do them any real hurt.
Or, "For this reason we desire thy friendship,
because God is with thee." Note, It is good to
be in covenant and communion with those who
are in covenant and communion with God, 1Jo
1:3; present address to him was the result of
mature deliberation: We said, Let there be an
oath between us. Whatever some of his peevish
envious subjects might mean otherwise, he and
his prime-ministers of state, whom he had now
brought with him, designed no other than a
cordial friendship. Perhaps Abimelech had
received, by tradition, the warning God gave to
his predecessor not to hurt Abraham (Ge 20:7),
and this made him stand in such awe of Isaac,
who appeared to be as much the favourite of
Heaven as Abraham was.
29 that thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as
we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of the Lord.
30 And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink.
Isaac entertains him and his company, and
enters into a league of friendship with him, Ge