What did God tell Jacob when he was about to go down into Egypt?
God told Jacob, “I am God, the God of thy father; fear not to go down into Egypt, for there I will make of thee a great nation.” He reassured Jacob that Egypt was not to be feared and promised to multiply him into a great nation there.
The context shows God first told Jacob not to leave the land of promise, and that God would bless him. Then, as Jacob was about to go down into Egypt, God spoke again: “I am God, the God of thy father, fear not to go down into Egypt, for there I will make of thee a great nation.” Les explains that Jacob did go into Egypt with all his sons, and they came out 215 years later as 5, 6, 7 million souls. Later, after another 215 years, Moses led Israel out, completing the 430 years, and the nation gathered at Mount Sinai.
And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:
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Why did God tell Jacob not to fear going down to Egypt?
God told Jacob not to fear going down to Egypt because in Egypt God would make Jacob into a great nation.