400 Years of Captivity - So Many Doctrines, But None Are Word For Word Bible Proven!

Shalom brothers and sisters, this here is a very interesting subject because it stems from a promise that was made to our Father Abraham in regards to his seed being delivered out of a land from under the rule of a nation. For years we have heard many different government appointed so called leaders of African Americans, all claiming this 400 year bondage in which we have supposedly been in. So lets dive into the book of scriptures, and bring forth the truth line upon line and precept upon precept (LUL and PUP).

Question: What did Stephen put the men and brethren in remembrance of?

Acts 7:3 - And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall shew thee.

FYI: Where is this at that the precept is speaking of? Genesis 12:1 - Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:

Question: What else did he say?

Acts 7:4 - Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.

FYI: Where is this at the precept is speaking of? Genesis 11:31 - And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there. The other precept - Genesis 12:4 - So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran. Genesis 12:5 - And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.

Question: What else did he say?

Acts 7:5 - And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.

FYI: Where is this at the precept is speaking of? Genesis 17:8 - And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.

Question: What else did he say?

Acts 7:6 - And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years.

FYI: Where is this at the precept is speaking of? Genesis 15:13 - And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;

Acts 7:7 - And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place.

FYI: Where is this at the precept speaking of? Genesis 15:14 - And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.

FYI: This is where a lot of people's understanding has been thrown off, cause the 400 years are counted from the beginning of Abraham's offspring Isaac's birth, of whom was the son of the promise, up until the Exodus. When you go to Exodus 12:40, it it states that the sojourning of the children of Israel was 430 years, why, cause this includes the period from the time that Abraham and his father departed together out of Ur of the Chaldeans, so its from the call of Abraham. This is what the Apostle Paul was speaking of in Galatians 3:17 - And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect. The Law was given 430 years after the promise the Most High had made with Abraham, so the law doesn't take away the promise because it wasn't given by the Law.

FYI: Brothers are off spiritually because their off historically, in which some say we shall be in captivity for 400 years, not knowing that was speaking of in Egypt. So when you listen to their doctrine, some count from 1607 saying is when slaves arrived in Jamestown Virginia, but fail to understand that 2007 was the 400th year anniversary of Jamestown Virginia. So when you do the math, from 1607 to 2007 is 400 years, yet we still in the land of our enemies and its 2009 according to their calendar, so their off in understanding. Then we have some brothers counting from 1619 saying is when slaves arrived in Jamestown Virginia, which would mean 400 years would be up in 2019, which is off also. Lets revisit Genesis 15:13 and bring forth some understanding for these brothers, but first lets bring out this precept here in Acts the 7th Chapter.

Acts 7:17 - But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,

FYI: The time of the promise, which was spoken to Abraham of a deliverance of his seed, in which this deliverance was from Egypt. So for the fulfillment of this promise, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt, which we find this back in Exodus 1:7 which says - And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them. So lets now go back to Genesis 15:13-14 and get a clearer understanding.

Genesis 15:13 - And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;

FYI: Lets dissect this precept down, first Abraham seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and they shall serve them, hold it. The precept said they shall serve them, is it so - Exodus 1:13 - And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour: So one part of that promised was fulfilled which involved them serving. Then a new King arose that didn't know Joseph, seen how the children of Israel was in great number in the land of Egypt, he put them in bondage, thus afflicting them. So another part of the promise was fulfilled with the afflicting of Abraham's seed upon the rise of a new king. Lets continue.

Genesis 15:14 - And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.

FYI: What did the Most High tell Moses he had seen? Exodus 3:7 - And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;. Where in the precept did the Most High say I have surely seen the affliction of my people in America? Nowhere, so that eliminates the doctrine of this 400 year deliverance being in this captivity now, the Most High seen the affliction which he told Abraham shall befall his seed, in Egypt. So knowing that nation that was spoken of was Egypt, and knowing they served the Egyptians, where did the judgment come into effect - Exodus 3:19 - And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand. Exodus 3:20 - And I will stretch out my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go. There is the judgment by which the Most High judged the nation of Egypt by, by stretching out his hand, and smiting Egypt will all his wonders, the deliverance is by the coming out, in which is the stating saying - "and after that he will let you go".

FYI: The Most High judged the nation of Egypt by sending plagues upon it, this was their punishing which thus caused them to let the children of Israel go out of Egypt. The precept also said they shall come out with great substance, did they?

Great Substance

Exodus 12:32 - Also take your flocks and your herds, as ye have said, and be gone; and bless me also.

Exodus 12:34 - And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneadingtroughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders.

Exodus 12:35 - And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment:

Exodus 12:36 - And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they lent unto them such things as they required. And they spoiled the Egyptians.

Exodus 12:38 - And a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very much cattle.

FYI: So as you see here folks, the children of Israel did come out of Egypt with great substance. They came out with flocks and herds and jewels of sliver and jewels of gold and raiment and very much cattle. They came out with this great substance because the Most High gave them favor in the sight of the Egyptians, thus causing the Egyptians to lend unto them whatever they needed to leave, thus fulfilling the promise made unto Abraham in Genesis 15:13. Shalom brothers and sisters, hope this clears up alot of the confusion for you.