...King? The Chief Priests answered, We have no king but Cœear, John \ii. 15. And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not their's, and »hall serve them ; and they shall afflict them four hundred years, Gen. xv. 13. And the...

...allegory. In the 15th chapter of Genesis, 13th verse, it is said, " Thy seed shall be a stranger in a land not theirs, and shall serve them ; and they shall afflict them four hundred years" This passage is afterwards quoted by Stephen, Acts, 7th chapter, 6th verse. In Exodus, 12th chapter,...

...awaited their cruel masters fortuitous; for the Lord made known to Abraham these things, saying, " Abram, know of a surety, that thy seed shall be a stranger...afterward shall they come out with great substance." Gen. xv_ 13, 14. We are again informed, that when God called Moses to be the leader of his people,...

...serve them ; ¡her mistress was despised in lie and they shall afflict them four hundred years; 14 sueth : and ye shall have no power to stand before your enemies. 38 15 And thou shall go to thy fathers in peace ; thou shall be buried in a cood old aje. 16 But in th?...

...land tliat is not their's, and shall serve them ; and they shall afflict them four hundred yean; 14 And also that nation whom they shall serve, will I...afterward shall they come out with great substance. 15 And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace ; thou slink be buried in a good old age. 16 But in the...

...must have a certain period. Under the Old Testament, we see this all along. Saith God to Abraham, ' Know of a surety, that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and they shall afflict them four hundred years, and then I will judge that nation ;' Gen. xv. 14, 15. They...

...himself whether he feared him or no, as is pretended. So also, Gen. xv. 13, 14. ' And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not their's, and shall serve them ; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; and also that nation,...

...father and all his family ? Go back with me 220 years, to the promise of God, Gen. . xv. 13, 14, " Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not their's, and shall serve them ; and they shall afflict them 400 years ; and also that nation whom they...

...filled up tho measure of their crimei. This is a general view of our text in connexion ivi I h tho context. ' Know of a surety, that thy seed shall be...shall they come out with great substance. And thou shall go' to thy fathers in peace ; thou shall bo buried in a good old ago. But in the fourth generation...

...the abode of the Israelites in Egypt, and their redemption from thence could only have been a type) shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs,...them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years*, &c. and afterward they shall come out with great substance." The 16th verse saith, " But in the fourth...