Genesis 26: 32-35: “And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac’s servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto him, We have found water. And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beersheba unto this day. And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite: Which were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.”
When you live in a dry land water is always a big issue. Isaac had just made a contract with the local people because the Lord had blessed him greatly and given him water when he is told that his servants have discovered even more water. When the Lord blesses someone, He continues to bless them according to His own nature. This doesn’t mean that the gospel of prosperity is correct because Christians have been blessed with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places. Earthly prosperity can come and go according to the chaotic, global political scene but heavenly blessing can never be taken away because they are guaranteed by the Lord Himself and He will never change. It is interesting to contract Isaac with Esau. He was always looking for temporary blessings and he caused grief of mind to his parents.
(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
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