Go Away from US
Genesis 26:16-34
I. Go Away (vs. 16-18)
a. For what cause does Abimelech tell Isaac to go away from them?
b. When one is mightier than another who would usually be to the one to decide who comes and who goes?
c. Isaac moves his camp to the Valley of Gerar. What is the first thing he begins to do?
d. What does Isaac call the wells that he reopens that the Philistines had filled in?
II. Let’s Dig Some More Wells (vs. 19-25)
a. What is special about the well dug in the Valley of Gerar?
b. What happens when the Philistines find out Isaac’s men have found water?
c. What is the well named and what does it mean?
d. What is Isaac’s course of action?
e. Upon digging another well what happens?
f. Another move and another well…what happens this time (vs. 22)?
g. What happens at Beersheba?
III. Abimelech Comes to Visit (vs. 26-34)
a. Does Abimelech come alone to Isaac?
b. Does it seem Isaac is happy to see Abimelech?
c. What has motivated Abimelech to seek a covenant with Isaac?
d. What does he want Isaac to agree to?
e. Do they part in in good standing?
f. Are Isaac and Rebekah excited for Esau’s new Hittite wives?
APPLICATION: What characteristic in Isaac do you see in Mt. 5:9?
