So Isaac settled in Gerar.
Isaac had now laid aside all thoughts of going to Egypt, and, in obedience to the heavenly vision, sets up his staff in Gerar, the country in which he was born (Gen 26:6), yet there he enters into temptation, the same temptation that his good father had been once and again surprised and overcome by, namely, to deny his wife, and to give out that she was his sister.
Commenting on Genesis 26:6-11
And Isaac dwelt in Gerar. Continued there; in this he was obedient to the command and will of God. And Isaac dwelt in Gerar. Continued there; in this he was obedient to the command and will of God. Genesis 26:7 gen 26:7 gen 26:7 gen 26:7And the men of the place asked him of his wife,....
Gen 26:6-11 Protection of Rebekah at Gerar. - As Abraham had declared his wife to be his sister both in Egypt and at Gerar, so did Isaac also in the latter place. But the manner in which God protected Rebekah was very different from that in which Sarah was preserved in both instances.
Commenting on Genesis 26:6-11