What did God promise Abram about how the nation would come from him?
God promised Abram that a nation of people would come from his own loins and from his own wife, even though she was well past childbearing age. The promise was tied to staying in the land of promise so these things would come to fruition.
Les explains that the promise to Abram was that a nation of people would come out of his loins and from his own wife, even though she was now well past childbearing time. This promise was always associated with staying in the land of promise so it could come to fruition. Later, in Genesis 46:3, God told Jacob not to fear going down to Egypt, because there in Egypt He would make of him a great nation. The twelve sons in Goshen became the setting for the population explosion that leads into Exodus. Les notes that this occurred over 215 years in Egypt, part of the 430 years God said would transpire from Abraham’s call.
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What condition was attached to God's promise to Abraham about making a great nation?
God's promise to Abraham that he would have a nation through his own wife was associated with staying in the promised land; if they stayed in the land, the promise would come to fruition.