Genesis 26:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;

Sojourn

I will be

Oath

General references

Bible References

Sojourn

Isaac received a 100-fold return on what he planted that year in the land he received, because the LORD blessed him.

Abraham traveled from there to the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he was living in Gerar as an outsider,

I will instruct you and teach you concerning the path you should walk; I will direct you with my eye.

Don't be angry because of those who do evil, do not be jealous because of those who commit iniquity.

Hear my prayer, LORD, pay attention to my cry, and do not ignore my tears. I am an alien in your presence, a stranger just like my ancestors were.

By faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger, living in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who also inherited the same promise,

I will be

Now pay attention! I'm here with you, and I'm going to be watching over you wherever you go. I'm going to bring you back to this land, because I won't ever leave you until I've accomplished what I've promised about you."

But the LORD was with Joseph. He became a very prosperous man while in the house of his Egyptian master,

When you pass through the waters, I'll be with you; and through the rivers, they won't sweep over you. when you walk through fire you won't be scorched, and the flame won't set you ablaze.

Likewise, keep practicing these things: what you have learned, received, heard, and seen in me. Then the God of peace will be with you.

Oath

and said, "I have taken an oath to swear by myself," declares the LORD, "that since you have carried this out and have not withheld your only unique son,

like the covenant he made with Abraham, and his promise to Isaac.

You will remain true to Jacob, and merciful to Abraham, as you promised our ancestors long ago.

In the same way, when God wanted to make the unchangeable character of his purpose perfectly clear to the heirs of his promise, he guaranteed it with an oath,

General references

God blessed the humans by saying to them, "Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it! Be masters over the fish in the ocean, the birds that fly, and every living thing that crawls on the earth!"

because I'm going to give you and your descendants all of the land that you see forever!

So the LORD gave all of the land to Israel that he had promised to give their ancestors, and they took possession and settled there in it.

like the covenant he made with Abraham, and his promise to Isaac.

You will remain true to Jacob, and merciful to Abraham, as you promised our ancestors long ago.

the oath that he swore to our ancestor Abraham.