Isaac: A Man of Peace

“It’s just not fair!” We all have had times in our lives when this thought crossed our minds. Someone commits an injustice to us or to our loved ones, and we don’t like it. The natural instinct is to strike back, to get even, to fight for our rights. The Bible, both through command and through godly example, shows us there is a better way. In the arid land of southern Palestine, nothing is more precious than water. Without water, no herds or crops can live. Without water, no life can exist. After the death of Abraham, God blessed Isaac abundantly. The Philistines were jealous of Isaac’s prosperity and instigated a conflict with him over water rights. Sometimes they filled Isaac’s wells with earth, and other times they argued with him over the ownership of the wells. Isaac had a clear right to the wells he dug, as well as…