Acts 7:11
Acts 7:11 Meaning and Explanation
“Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Famine struck Egypt and Canaan, and the fathers could find no food.
What Does Acts 7:11 Mean?
A dearth covered both lands at once, reaching even the covenant family in Canaan.
Want is no sign that God has let go. The famine was the very current carrying the family toward the provision he had already set in place through Joseph. Long before they felt the hunger, God had gone ahead of it.
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What does Acts 7:11 mean?
Famine struck Egypt and Canaan, and the fathers could find no food.