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There was a famine in the land. Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was sore in the land.
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A Test in the Promised Land
Commentators agree that the famine was a severe test of Abram's faith. Arriving in the land God promised, only to find it barren, would have been a powerful temptation to doubt God or return to his old life. This trial highlights that following God's call does not guarantee a life free from hardship; rather, faith is often forged and proven within such difficulties.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
פרעה par‛oh—Par‘oh, “ouro.” This is Coptic for “king,” with the masculine article pi or p. P-ouro means “the king.” If we separat…
19th Century
Anglican
ABRAM’S VISIT TO EGYPT.
There was a famine in the land.—This famine must have happened within a few years after Ab…
16th Century
Protestant
And there was a famine in the land. A much more severe temptation is now recorded, by which Abram's faith is tested to the core. For he is…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And there was a famine in the land The land of Canaan, which was a very fruitful country, abounding with all kind of prov…
There is no state on earth free from trials, nor any character free from blemishes. There was famine in Canaan, the glory of all lands, and unbelie…
