Acts 7:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Acts 7:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Acts 7:17 is a verse from the book of Acts in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt," Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Acts 7:17 — KJV
“But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,”
— Acts 7:17 (KJV)
Acts 7:17 in Context — About the Book of Acts
Acts is volume two of Luke's history: the Spirit falls at Pentecost and a praying church turns the world upside down in one generation. Prison doors open, the gospel jumps every cultural wall, and every advance begins in a prayer meeting. It is the blueprint for Spirit-filled boldness.
Cross-References for Acts 7:17
“And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt:”
Shares key themes with Acts 7:17: time, drew, nigh
“That he may establish thee to day for a people unto himself, and that he may be unto thee a God, as he hath said unto thee, and as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.”
Shares key themes with Acts 7:17: god, sworn, abraham
“And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods.”
Shares key themes with Acts 7:17: time, god, abraham
“And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before the LORD, be nigh unto the LORD our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel at all times, as the matter shall require: at all...: Heb. the thing of a day in his day”
Shares key themes with Acts 7:17: time, nigh, god
“For thus saith the Lord GOD, My people went down aforetime into Egypt to sojourn there; and the Assyrian oppressed them without cause.”
Shares key themes with Acts 7:17: time, god, people
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