Drew nigh (ηγγιζεν). Imperfect active, was drawing nigh.

The times of the promise. The time of the fulfillment of the promises.

The people grew, and so on ([Reference Exo…

Which God had sworn to Abraham.—The better manuscripts give, which God promised.

Note those words, the time of the promise, and remember that every promise has its due time of fulfillment, and that there is a time of pr…

Still on the subject of “the land,” Stephen recounts the life of Moses. Incorporated into this section, largely by way of anticipation, is a Mosesr…

Stephen moves on to the deliverance of the people, which was preceded by their innumerable offspring, who had increased in number beyond the ordina…

But when the time of the promise drew nigh That is, the time of the four hundred years; when God promised to deliver the …

Let us not be discouraged at the slowne of the fulfillment of God's promises. Suffering times are often growing times for the church. God is prepar…