“And they said, We saw certainly that the Lord was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee;”
They answered: we saw clearly that the LORD was with you; so we said, there ought to be a sworn agreement between us — between us and you. Let us make a treaty with you. The testimony of Abimelek's delegation — we saw clearly that the LORD was with you — is the external witness to the covenant blessing. The same observation made in Genesis 21:22 is made again: God is with you. The practical consequence is a treaty request. The application: the visible covenant blessing on your life creates a reputation that precedes you into new relationships and new negotiations.
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