Acts 7:6 Meaning and Explanation
“And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years.”
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Read Full Chapter →God foretold that Abraham's descendants would live as strangers in a foreign land and be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.
What Does Acts 7:6 Mean?
Stephen recalls the word of Genesis 15:13. The bondage in Egypt was announced generations before it began, written into the covenant conversation itself.
Suffering foretold is suffering bounded. The affliction had a limit fixed by God before it ever started, and not one of those years escaped his sight. No season of sorrow in the life of his people takes God by surprise.
Acts 7:6 in the Original Language
paroikos (πάροικος), 'sojourner' -- a resident foreigner, settled in a land yet not at home in it.
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What does Acts 7:6 mean?
God foretold that Abraham's descendants would live as strangers in a foreign land and be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.