10即使面临和非利士人争井的难处,〔以撒〕也总是安息的。……有人听到以撒无论去哪里都有一口井,就以为这种享受既是他们的定命,他们要去哪里,就可以去那里。请不要有这样的想法。你也许有一口井作你的享受,但你会失去主的显现,无法完成神永远的定旨。……神的定旨只能在别是巴完成,我们必须留在那里。我们若留在那里,就要经历主的显现,并且有立场承受应许,以完成神永远的定旨。在别的地方,我们虽然也有井,甚至有“一口活水井”(创二六19),但这些井不能使我们完成神永远的定旨。神的定旨只能在靠近别是巴垂丝柳树的井旁完成。以撒虽然在每一个地方都有一口井,都有一些享受,但神不满意,神用环境逼使以撒回到别是巴(创世记生命读经,一〇一一、一〇一六页)。 10In spite of the troubles he encountered with the Philistines over the wells, [Isaac] was always at rest…When some hear that Isaac had a well wherever he went, they may think that, since this enjoyment is also their destiny, they may go wherever they want. Do not think like this. You may have a well for your enjoyment, but you will miss the Lord’s appearing and be unable to fulfill God’s eternal purpose…[God’s purpose] can only be fulfilled in Beer-sheba, and we must remain there…Although we may have wells, even “a well of living water” (Gen. 26:19, lit.), in other places, those wells cannot enable us to fulfill God’s eternal purpose. His purpose can only be fulfilled at the well near the tamarisk tree in Beer-sheba. Although Isaac had some enjoyment at every place where there was a well, God was not satisfied, and He used the environment to force Isaac to return to Beer-sheba. (Life-study of Genesis, pp. 831, 835-836)