How long did God promise it would be from Abraham's call until Israel came out of Egypt as a nation?
God promised that 430 years would elapse from Abraham’s call to go to Canaan until Israel emerged from Egypt as a nation. God delineated this exact period, with 215 years passing before the Egyptian sojourn even began, followed by the remaining years until deliverance.
Les teaches that God promised Abraham that from His call to go to the land He would show him—Canaan—until Israel would be a nation coming out of Egypt would be 430 years. Les explains that God delineated that exact period. He notes that the exact middle of the 430 years is when Israel is in the middle, or the beginning, of her sojourn in Egypt, meaning 215 years elapsed before the Egyptian sojourn even began. Les also addresses the common impression that the Israelites were in slavery and bondage for the whole 400 years. He emphasizes that unless you understand the Abrahamic Covenant and all it entails, it is hard to understand the New Testament, the Age of Grace, prophecy, and the Middle East, because the whole Middle East situation rests on what is back in Genesis.