Isaac the Blameless and the Famine That Did Not Shame Him

Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 111:6

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·

"And there was a famine in the land" (Genesis 26:1). It is written, "The LORD knows the days of the blameless" (Psalms 37:18) — this is Isaac; "and their inheritance shall be forever" — "Dwell in this land" (Genesis 26:3). "They shall not be put to shame in the time of evil" (Psalms 37:19) — in the evil of Abimelech; "and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied" — "And there was a famine in the land." "The LORD will not let the soul of the righteous go hungry" (Proverbs 10:3) — this is Isaac, "Dwell in this land." "But He thrusts away the craving of the wicked" — this is Abimelech. Ten kinds of famine, and so on (as written in remez 46).

Themes

PatriarchsHoly LandRighteousness

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