Gen 15:13-14 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 13. Four hundred years ] "Which began," says Mr. Ainsworth, "when Ishmael, son of Hagar, mocked and persecuted Isaac, ; ; which fell out thirty years after the promise, ; which promise was four hundred and thirty years before the law, ; and four hundred and thirty years after that promise came Israel out of Egypt, ."

‏ Genesis 15:13-14

Verse 13. Four hundred years] "Which began," says Mr. Ainsworth, "when Ishmael, son of Hagar, mocked and persecuted Isaac, Ge 21:9; Ga 4:29; which fell out thirty years after the promise, Ge 12:3; which promise was four hundred and thirty years before the law, Ga 3:17; and four hundred and thirty years after that promise came Israel out of Egypt, Ex 12:41."

Verse 14. And also that nation, &c.] How remarkably was this promise fulfilled, in the redemption of Israel from its bondage, in the plagues and destruction of the Egyptians, and in the immense wealth which the Israelites brought out of Egypt! Not a more circumstantial or literally fulfilled promise is to be found in the sacred writings.