When Abimelech went to him from Gerar with Ahuzzath his adviser and Phicol the commander of his army, Isaac said to them, “Why have you come to me, seeing that you hate me and have sent me away from you?” They said, “We see plainly that the LORD has been with you. So we said, let there be a sworn pact between us, between you and us, and let us make a covenant with you, that you will do us no harm, just as we have not touched you and have done to you nothing but good and have sent you away in peace. You are now the blessed of the LORD.” So he made them a feast, and they ate and drank. In the morning they rose early and exchanged oaths. And Isaac sent them on their way, and they departed from him in peace. That same day Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well that they had dug and said to him, “We have found water.” He called it Shibah; therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day.
Comment: Although Isaac’s camp was pretty large and there would have always been things to share and talk about, a traveller would surely have been an exciting moment in a fairly lonely life. Seeing the ‘King’ with his Chief Adviser and Head of the Armed Forces must have given Isaac a few fears. His introductory statement ‘Why have you come to me, seeing that you hate me and have sent me away from you?’ doesn’t seem at all placatory! However, Abimelech wanted a ‘peace pact’, which they made and then feasted.. It appears as if the king recognized some special relationship between God and Isaac. And Isaac had a doubly good day with not only a peace pact but also a new well.
Prayer: Thank You for the many blessings You shower upon us, our God.
As I read it! 