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Moving On (Part 4 of 4)
Posted on 31 August, 2017 at 12:01 |
(Part 4 of 4) Moving on To Isaac these wells were a necessity for
survival, but to the Philistines these were a claim to the land.It appears that
Isaac is laboring in vain. No matter what he does or where he goes Isaac is
confronted with the same problem, even a change of venue (new place) or new
beginnings can’t change that. Genesis
26:22 "And he removed
from thence, and digged another well;" But it cost him,
Isaac had to let go of the wells, he had already dug. Abraham had to lay down his promise
(Isaac) on the alter. Isaac had to walk away from his inheritance.
What are you willing to lay down or walk away from? Are you willing to lay down
your right to be right? Are you willing to walk away from wealth, fame,
position, friends, or family? If not you haven’t learned to let go! Isaac
refused to stay where there was conflict and hostility. 22"And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and
for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said,
For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land." While Isaac may not have realized it for
some time, it was the disputes over the ownership of the wells he dug or
reopened that served to guide him in the direction of the land of promise. Opposition
and adversity lead him into the direction that the Lord had for him. . Verses 23-25 is the key to the
interpretation of chapter 26. Here a very strange thing happens. Up to this
time Isaac’s decision as to where he should stay was based upon the finding of
abundant water and the absence of hostilities. But now, having dug a well that
was uncontested, we would have expected Isaac to dwell there. Instead we are
told that he moved on to Beersheba, with no reason stated for this move: “Then
he went up from there to Beersheba” (verse 23). He left the well he had previously dug. Why? There was no
opposition with the enemy. Isaac could have stayed there. But, Isaac is not
content to settle for the sheer comfort and pleasures of life. There is
something missing, far more valuable to him then the well in verse 22. I believe that a significant change has
occurred in Isaac’s thinking. Circumstances and provision had previously shaped
most of his decisions, but now something deeper seems to be giving direction in
his life. What’s so important about Beersheba? Beersheba
was the first place that Abraham had gone with Isaac after they came down from
the “sacrifice” on Mount Moriah. Isaac knew that God had promised to give
him the land promised to his father Abraham (26:3-5). I believe he had finally
come to see that through all the opposition over the wells he had dug, God had
been guiding him back to the land of promise, back to those places where
Abraham had walked in fellowship with God. I believe that Isaac went up to Beersheba
because he sensed on a spiritual level that this was where God wanted him to
be. If God had previously been “driving” Isaac through opposition, now Isaac
was willing to be led. 24"And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said, I
am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee,
and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake. 25 And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of
the LORD, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac's servants digged a well." Verse 25 is of particular interest. Notice
especially the order in which Isaac set up residence in Beersheba: Isaac
shifted his thinking and action from about Him to about God. Previously knowing
the will of God for Isaac had been circumstances—in particular, Isaac stayed
wherever he dug a well, found sufficient water, and was not opposed. As soon as
opposition a rise Isaac moved on. The unseen hand of God was guiding him,
closer to his destination and purpose. So he built an altar there, and called
upon the name of the LORD, and pitched his tent there; and there Isaac’s
servants dug a well.This was the
first time in this chapter that Isaac built an altar. The place for God’s people is the place of
God’s presence. The place of intimacy, worship, and communion with God is the
place to abide. That is how you build an altar. Isaac didn’t stop building
wells, but he did it in the right order, and instead of opposition he had
Peace. He was able to enter into the Rest of the Lord. |
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