God

In Genesis 15, just before verse 14, God had spoken to Abram about what his future generations would go through. He told of the alienation they would experience.

He also said of the enslavement and torture they would experience at the hands of foreign nations. But God did not leave it there.

He assured Abram that He would deliver Abram’s generations from the hands of the oppressor, and they would go with more than what they arrived in the foreign lands with.

God spoke of the turmoil the oppressive nations would face for maltreating Abram’s generations.

Remember that while God spoke to Abram about this, Abram hadn’t had any children.

He was infertile, and so was his wife, Sarai. They were well past the expected age of having children. But there was God not just speaking about one child but about nations that would come from Abram’s loins.

God was so specific about what He was talking about. While Abram wondered how it would all come true, God wasn’t worried.

He never expressed any uncertainty about the things He was saying.

Whenever Abram would bring up His concerns, God would assure him of His faithfulness and His promises.

And as indeed as He spoke, everything came to pass. Abram – who later became Abraham – was the father of nations.

The children of Israel – who were the descendants of Abraham – encountered alienation, slavery and torture for many years.

The Egyptians oppressed them greatly. But a time came when God delivered the Israelites from the hands of their oppressors.

The Israelites did not leave Egypt empty-handed.

They went with more possessions than they started with.

This is a prime example of God’s faithfulness and why we can always count on Him.

He made promises that may have appeared to be impossible from a human point-of-view, but He came through on every single promise that He created.

He did it for humanity when it came to salvation, too.

The Old Testament is filled with prophecies and foretelling of the salvation of humanity.

At the time, no one understood what God was saying.

But God came through.

He came through mightily.