Exo 1:6-7 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Exod 1:6-7: 1:6-7 The long sojourn of Jacob’s family in Egypt was part of a divine design. God had told Abraham that his descendants could not receive the land of Canaan for 400 years—until the sin of the Canaanites had come to its full fruition (Gen 15:13-16 ). Even in Egypt, God’s promises were at work, and the descendants of aged Abraham and barren Sarah multiplied ... greatly as God had said (Gen 15:5 ), because God blessed them (Ps 105:24 ).

bGen 15:13-16►

cGen 15:5►

dPs 105:24►

‏ Exodus 1:6-7

Summary for Exod 1:6-7: 1:6-7 ^a The long sojourn of Jacob’s family in Egypt was part of a divine design. God had told Abraham that his descendants could not receive the land of Canaan for 400 years—until the sin of the Canaanites had come to its full fruition (Gen 15:13-16 ^b). Even in Egypt, God’s promises were at work, and the descendants of aged Abraham and barren Sarah multiplied ... greatly as God had said (Gen 15:5 ^c), because God blessed them (Ps 105:24 ^d).