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The 400-Year Prophecy
Commentators clarify that the 'four hundred years' of sojourning began not with the entry into Egypt, but with the birth of Isaac, the promised seed. This long period as 'strangers in a land that is not theirs' included time in both Canaan and Egypt. The severe affliction and slavery happened within this larger timeframe, showing God's detailed foreknowledge of His people's journey.
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Albert Barnes
On Genesis 15:1–21
18th Century
Theologian
- דבר dābār — “a word, a thing;” the word being the sign of the thing.
- אדני 'ǎdonāy — “Adonai, the…
Charles Ellicott
On Genesis 15:13
19th Century
Bishop
Four hundred years. —The exact duration of the sojourn in Egypt was 430 years (Exodus 12:40–41), and with this agrees …
Charles Spurgeon
On Genesis 15:13
19th Century
Preacher
It was to be a long while before the nation was to enter upon its inheritance. Here is a promise that was to take four hundred years to ripen! Some…
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John Gill
On Genesis 15:13
17th Century
Pastor
And he said to Abram
While he was in a deep sleep; this he said to him in a vision of prophecy:
k…
Matthew Henry
On Genesis 15:12–16
17th Century
Minister
A deep sleep fell upon Abram; with this sleep a horror of great darkness fell upon him: a sudden change. The children of light do not always walk i…