They said, “We see plainly that YHVH 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 YHVH.”
Genesis 26:28-29
The Philistines recognized Isaac's special relationship with God and they feared him for it. Fear often manifests as acts of hostility. Consider the ongoing conflict today between #israel and her neighbors.
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There is yet another picture of the Father, Son, and Spirit in Genesis 26:25:
Father: Isaac built an altar and called on YHWH.
Son: Isaac pitched a tent/tabernacle/manger at the spot.
Spirit: Unnamed servants dug a well that later released living water.
As I've stated a number of times, I don't think the idea of the Trinity is wrong. It's just incomplete. It's one attempt to describe the indescribable. There is more mystery in God than in all the philosophies in mankind and we can never hope to fully understand him. Tom Bradford's comments in this article come pretty close to what I believe: http://torahclass.com/old-test....ament-studies-tc/39-
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Here's a short list of Apostolic passages for reading and studying with #torah portion #toldot ("Generations" #genesis 25:19-28:9), plus links to related video and commentary: https://www.americantorah.com/....2022/02/08/parsha-to