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Acts 7:17 Cross-References
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“But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,”
Acts 7:17 (KJV)
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Commentary on Acts 7:17
The 'time of the promise drew nigh' indicates God's perfect timing in fulfilling covenant promises. Four hundred years of Egyptian sojourn (Genesis 15:13) were approaching completion. The people's multiplication demonstrates God's faithfulness despite oppression—pressure increased as blessing increased. God's sovereign timing guarantees that promises will be fulfilled at the appointed moment, though from human perspective the wait seems long.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Acts 7:17
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“and increased abundantly”
“Know for sure that your seed will live as foreigners in a land that is not theirs, and will serve them. They will afflict them four hundred years.,And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;,וַיֹּאמֶר לְאַבְרָם יָדֹעַ תֵּדַע כִּי־גֵר יִהְיֶה זַרְעֲךָ בְּאֶרֶץ לֹא לָהֶם וַעֲבָדוּם וְעִנּוּ אֹתָם אַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה׃ ,And He said unto Abram: Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs”
“and that they would be enslaved and mistreated for four hundred years.”
“and made them stronger than their adversaries.”
“NU add Israel} chose our fathers”
“and the people multiplied”
“beloved”