14 And he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great household. And the Philistines envied him.
And his brethren envied him; but his father kept the saying in mind.
Then I saw all labor and every skilful work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.
And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
For vexation killeth the foolish man, And jealousy slayeth the silly one.
So Jehovah blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: And he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she-asses.
The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: The desire of the wicked shall perish.
`When' our garners are full, affording all manner of store, `And' our sheep bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields; `When' our oxen are well laden; `When there is' no breaking in, and no going forth, And no outcry in our streets:
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Commentary on Genesis 26 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 26
In this chapter we have,
Gen 26:1-5
Here,
Gen 26:6-11
Isaac had now laid aside all thoughts of going to Egypt, and, in obedience to the heavenly vision, sets up his staff in Gerar, the country in which he was born (v. 6), yet there he enters into temptation, the same temptation that his good father had been once and again surprised and overcome by, namely, to deny his wife, and to give out that she was his sister. Observe,
Gen 26:12-25
Here we have,
Gen 26:26-33
We have here the contests that had been between Isaac and the Philistines issuing in a happy peace and reconciliation.
Gen 26:34-35
Here is,