by Wes Bridel on August 24, 2009
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In Genesis 15, God told Abram that his descendants would suffer as aliens in a foreign land for 400 years.
According to Paul, this happened 430 years later, as the Israelites were enslaved by Egyptians. God raised up Moses to lead them out of Egypt to the land He promised to their forefathers.
Exod. 19:3-6 [NIV]
3Then Moses [...]
by Wes Bridel on July 14, 2009
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God intended to teach the Israelites a lesson in the wilderness. This is explicitly stated by Moses:
Deut. 8:2-5 [NIV]
2Remember how the LORD your God led you all the way in the desert these forty years, to humble you and to test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you [...]