How many Israelites came out of Egypt, and after how many years?
Approximately 5 to 7 million Israelites came out of Egypt after 215 years. This population explosion fulfilled God's promise to Abraham that his offspring would be as numerous as the pebbles of sand, making them more numerous than any other single tribe or nation in the Middle East.
Les teaches that in God's eternal purposes, the Jews were going to have a population explosion in Egypt. They would come out some 215 years later, numbering 5, 6, 7 million, which was more numerous than any other single tribe or nation in the Middle East. This was part of the divine purpose: they had to go down into Egypt, had to go into slavery, and had to be ready to come out when Moses led them. God was remembering His promise to Abraham that his offspring would be as numerous as the pebbles of sand, and He said, 'I will there in Egypt make of you a great nation.' These were earthly promises, not heavenly, for the nation of Israel.