Daily Text, Sunday, August 25, 2013. [Isaac] made a feast for [his visitors] and they ate and drank. . . . After that Isaac sent them away . . . in peace.—Gen. 26:30, 31. When Philistine King Abimelech told Isaac to ‘move from their neighborhood’ at Gerar, the peaceful man Isaac complied. (Gen. 26:1, 12-17) After Isaac moved his encampment farther away, his shepherds dug a well. Philistine shepherds claimed that the water was theirs. Isaac did not fight over the well. Instead, Isaac again had his men dig a well. The Philistines also claimed this one for themselves. For the sake of peace, Isaac moved his large encampment away to yet another location. Then, the Philistine king and his officials came to visit him in Beer-sheba and sought to make a covenant of peace with him, saying: “We have unmistakably seen that Jehovah has proved to be with you.” (Gen. 26:28) For the sake of peace, Isaac had more than once opted to move rather than fight. This time too Isaac proved himself to be a peacemaker. w11 8/15 3:12-14 Source: wol.jw.org/en/wol/dt/r1/lp-e/2013/8/25
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