Genesis 26: 12-15: “Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him. And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great: For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him. For all the wells which his father’s servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth.”
This is the first time that we read about sowing seeds in the Bible. After being a nomad for many years, Isaac began a more settled life. If a person sows seeds they have to wait for the seed to grow and ripen into crops before they can reap the harvest. If a person is strictly nomadic then they can’t wait long enough for the harvest. They also don’t have the same security of food as a person who sows seeds and then keeps the crops. Slowly but surely the Lord was bringing a sense of security to Abraham’s son. Abraham didn’t take possession of any part of the land except for his wife’s grave site. Now Isaac has taken possession of enough land to grow crops. When God makes a promise, He always keeps that promise even though we have to wait for His perfect timing. However, as soon as God began to bless Isaac, his enemies tried to stop the blessing. They were jealous of the fact that the Lord blessed Isaac and they tried to make life hard for him by stopping all the wells. This is just another example to show us that hardship or delay in our lives is not necessarily a sign from God telling us that we are being punished by the Lord. There are times to wait and there are times to go forward.
(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
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