When was Abraham called out of Ur and when was the law given to Israel?
Abraham was called out of Ur at 2,000 B.C. Approximately 490 years later—about 1,500 B.C.—Moses led Israel out of Egypt and God gave the law. From that giving of the law to the time of Christ at zero was about 1,500 years.
Les teaches that Israel was in bondage under the elements or workings of the world for 1,500 years. He notes that Abraham was called out of Ur at 2,000 B.C. Then, 500 years later—490 to be exact—Moses led them out of Egypt, and God gave the law, about 1,500 B.C. From the giving of the law to Israel until Christ at zero was 1,500 years, during which Israel labored under this yoke of bondage. Les explains that this legalism destroyed their incentive and contributed to their rank unbelief.
But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,