Acts 7:17
Acts 7:17 Meaning and Explanation
“But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,”
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What Does Acts 7:17 Mean?
Stephen moves to Exodus 1:7. Four centuries on, the clock of the covenant was striking, and the family had swelled into a people.
The promises of God ripen on the calendar of God. The growth in Egypt looked like ordinary family life, generation upon generation, yet every birth was the promise quietly keeping itself. When the time is full, what God has sworn comes due (Galatians 4:4).
Acts 7:17 in the Original Language
epangelia (ἐπαγγελία), 'promise' -- a pledge God announces of his own free will.
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What does Acts 7:17 mean?
As the time of the promise drew near, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt.