“And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.”
Early the next morning the men swore an oath to each other. Then Isaac sent them on their way, and they left him in peace. The morning oath and the peaceful departure are the formal completion of the treaty. The word peace — shalom — appears at the end: the conflict that drove Isaac from Gerar has been resolved into a formal covenant of peace. Romans 12:18 calls for living at peace with everyone as far as it depends on you. The application: the persistent patience of the covenant person — digging wells, naming conflicts, moving on, building altars — eventually produces the treaty that restores peace.
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