Isaacsaidto them, "Whyhave you cometo me, since you hateme and have sentme awayfrom you?"
for he hadpossessionsof flocksand herdsand a greathousehold,so that the Philistinesenviedhim.
Then Abimelechsaidto Isaac,"Goaway from us, for you are toopowerfulfor us."
They said,"We seeplainlythat the LORDhas beenwith you; so we said,'Let there nowbe an oathbetweenus, [even] betweenyou and us, and let us makea covenantwith you,
"ThenJosephsent[word] and invitedJacobhis fatherand allhis relativesto come to him, seventy-fivepersons[in all].
"But the one who was injuringhis neighborpushed him away,saying,WHOMADEYOU A RULERAND JUDGEOVERUS?
"ThisMoseswhomthey disowned,saying,'WHOMADEYOU A RULERAND A JUDGE?'is the one whomGodsent[to be] botha rulerand a delivererwith the helpof the angelwho appearedto him in the thorn bush.
"The patriarchsbecame jealousof Josephand soldhim into Egypt.[Yet] Godwas with him,
Behold,I will cause[those] of the synagogueof Satan,who saythat they are Jewsand are not, but lie--I will makethem comeand bow downat your feet,and [make them] knowthat I have lovedyou.
Then Jephthahsaidto the eldersof Gilead,"Did you not hateme and driveme from my father'shouse?So whyhave you cometo me nowwhenyou are in trouble?"
