1 Chronicles 16:19 Meaning and Explanation
“When ye were but few, even a few, and strangers in it.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →God gave this promise while Israel's ancestors were still few in number and only sojourners in the land.
What Does 1 Chronicles 16:19 Mean?
The psalm recalls the smallness of the beginning. When the promise was made, the patriarchs were a mere handful, strangers passing through a land that was not yet theirs.
God's great purposes often begin in weakness and obscurity. He chose a few wanderers and built from them a nation, that the glory might plainly be His. To those who feel small and unsettled, this verse speaks comfort: the Lord's promise does not depend on our strength or standing. He delights to do much with little, and to make the stranger an heir.
1 Chronicles 16:19 in the Original Language
ger (גֵּר), 'stranger' -- a resident alien, one dwelling as a sojourner in a land not his own.
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What does 1 Chronicles 16:19 mean?
God gave this promise while Israel's ancestors were still few in number and only sojourners in the land.