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Then the Lord said to him, “Know for certain that for four hundred years your descendants will be strangers in a country not their own and that they will be enslaved and mistreated there.”              Genesis 15:13 NIV

 

What are the details? It was a prophecy foretelling the triumphant future of the promised seed of Abram. The outline of the Scripture covers the prophecy well. The promised seed shall enter a foreign land to be oppressed and enslaved for a period of 400 years (verse 13). This was a prophecy of the Egyptian enslavement (read Genesis Chapters 46–50 and Exodus Chapters 1–2). The promised seed shall be delivered from the oppressing nation (Egypt), and when they are delivered, they will have great possessions (verse14; read Exodus Chapters 3–12.) Abram will join his fathers in peace (verse 15). At that time Abram would have peace, but that day was not to come until he reached a good old age. The promised seed shall return to the promised land after 400 years (verse 16). Why 400 years? The Lord sought to demonstrate His love, mercy, and above all His patience with sinful humanity. Rather than immediately wipe out the Amorites, He chose to wait for over four hundred years to bring judgment upon them. The enemies of the Lord would be displaced as He settled His chosen people in the land He had promised them. Yet the Lord’s enemies did not need to remain enemies. They were given ample time to turn from their wickedness, repent and be forgiven. The Amorites had a chance to repent and be saved, just as the Assyrians in Nineveh did during the time of Jonah. Praise the Lord for His patience!

 

PRAYER THOUGHT

Lord, thank You for Your plans which are filled with love and mercy.

 

PRAYER FOR TODAY

Lord thank You for Your plans for our lives, which are always filled with Your grace, mercy and patience. AMEN

 

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