941. Wells<\/p>\n
A Study in Genesis 26<\/p>\n
Primarily a well is a pit in the ground into which a water-spring wells up. In a metaphorical sense a well is used in many ways, such as a well of learning, and a well of everlasting life. <\/p>\n
I. Well of Promise\u2014Gen_26:1-6, Gen_26:24. When the Lord appeared to Isaac He forbade him, on the one hand, to go down to Egypt, and also told him to sojourn in the land in which he was found. It was a time of famine in the land, and his natural inclination was to go to Egypt for help, as his father Abraham had done\u2014Gen_12:10. And then the Lord follows up His prohibition by giving Isaac a series of \u201cI wills\u201d of promise. These promises may be read in the light of the larger blessing of the New Testament.<\/p>\n
1. The \u201cI will\u201d of presence. \u201cI will be with thee\u201d (Mat_28:20).<\/p>\n
2. The \u201cI will\u201d of blessing. \u201cAnd will bless thee\u201d (Joh_14:18).<\/p>\n
3. The \u201cI will\u201d of gift. \u201cI will give\u201d (Joh_14:27).<\/p>\n
4. The \u201cI will\u201d of performance. \u201cI will perform\u201d (Joh_14:13).<\/p>\n
5. The \u201cI will\u201d of multiplication. \u201cI will make thy seed to multiply\u201d (Joh_15:5).<\/p>\n
6. The \u201cI will\u201d of continuance. \u201cWill give unto thy seed\u201d (Act_2:39).<\/p>\n
7. The, \u201cI will\u201d of reason. \u201cWill bless thee… for My servant Abraham\u2019s sake\u201d (Joh_14:14).<\/p>\n
All these promises were given to Isaac for Abraham\u2019s sake; ours are given to us for Jesus\u2019 sake.<\/p>\n
II. Well of Prosperity\u2014Gen_26:12-16. The Lord\u2019s blessing is seen in that the tilled land of Isaac brought forth a \u201chundredfold,\u201d in that he \u201cwaxed great,\u201d in that he \u201cwent forward,\u201d in that he \u201cgrew until he became very great,\u201d in that he possessed flocks and herds, in that he had a \u201cgreat store of servants,\u201d in that his prosperity was \u201cenvied,\u201d and in that Abimelech recognised he was \u201cmightier than\u201d the Philistines. When we serve the Lord by our obedience we always command His blessing.<\/p>\n
III. Wells of Recovery\u2014Gen_26:17, Gen_26:18. The wells that Abraham made were choked by the wanton act of the Philistines; Isaac repaired them. This action may be taken to illustrate that when it is possible to recover what has been fouled by sinners we should do so. Sinners will often foul the wells of thought by contaminating literature. Happy are we if we shall restore our minds by the well-springs of God\u2019s Word.<\/p>\n
IV. Well of Contention\u2014Gen_26:19, Gen_26:20. Isaac\u2019s servants found a \u201cwell of living water\u201d (Gen_26:19, margin). This provoked opposition from \u201cthe herdsmen of Gerar,\u201d hence the well was named Esek, which means contention\u201420, margin. We shall often find that when by our patient labour we obtain something, others will be jealous of our obtainment. A strong character will not dispute about his rights, he will give them up rather than contend for them.<\/p>\n
V. Well of Hatred\u2014Gen_26:21, Gen_26:22. Isaac\u2019s men \u201cdigged another well.\u201d This provoked opposition again, and Isaac called the name of it Sitnah (margin, hatred). Opposition pursued develops into hatred, but Isaac, in the calm of his surrendered rights, moved on and digged another well. When we are removed from the sphere of those who hate us it is impossible for them to find us.<\/p>\n
VI. Well of Rehoboth\u2014Gen_26:22. Rehoboth means room (margin). Contention now ceases, and Isaac recognises \u201cthe Lord hath made room for us.\u201d We shall always find that anything we give up for the Lord always leads to compensation from Him.<\/p>\n
VII. Well of Communion\u2014Gen_26:25, Gen_26:32, Gen_26:33. Isaac had moved on to Beersheba. Beersheba means the well of the oath\u2014Gen_26:33, margin; and the reason why it is so called is evident from Gen_26:24, where the Lord assures Isaac He will bless him for Abraham\u2019s sake. Believers now are assured by God\u2019s Word and oath that He will surely bless us in Christ, who is our great High Priest\u2014Heb_6:13-20.<\/p>\n
An old man, in speaking to his sons on his deathbed, said to them: \u201cI am leaving you a fortune, but you will have to dig for it.\u201d Practically, he left his sons no fortune, but the good advice that if they wanted to succeed in life they would have to dig by constant perseverance into the earth of their surroundings and acquire things by diligent labour which would prove a source of sustenance in the after days. The great lesson of the lesson is, press on in the quest of life and do not be discouraged by opposition.<\/p>\n
By: DR. F. E. MARSH<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
941. Wells A Study in Genesis 26 Primarily a well is a pit in the ground into which a water-spring wells up. In a metaphorical sense a well is used in many ways, such as a well of learning, and a well of everlasting life. I. Well of Promise\u2014Gen_26:1-6, Gen_26:24. When the Lord appeared to … Continue reading “0962. 941. Wells”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sermons"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26772","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26772"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26772\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}