We especially note the lessons concerning the place, problems, and patience involved in the fulfillment. “I will there make of thee a great nation” (Genesis 46:3). “There” was the place of fulfillment. “There” in Jacob’s case meant Egypt. God’s promise specified the place for its fulfillment. Had Jacob and his family not abode in Egypt as instructed, they would have missed the blessing of this fulfillment. Not every place is the Divinely appointed place of blessing. It is,
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