How old was Abram when God first promised that a nation would come from his own body and from Sarai?
Abram was 50 years old when God first promised that a nation of people would come from his own body and from his wife Sarai. This began a 50-year wait, because Abram was 100 when the promised son finally arrived.
Les teaches that Abram was only 50 years old when God first promised that a nation of people would come from his very body and with his own wife Sarai. He notes that 25 years passed before Abram left Haran at age 75, then another 14 years before Sarai suggested Hagar and Ishmael was born when Abram was 86. God did not fulfill the promise of a son until Abram was 100, meaning he waited 50 years. Despite the long delay, God's Word was sure, and in due time Abram would have a son. Les emphasizes that Ishmael was after the flesh, but Isaac was the son of promise.