When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it.
The verse looks back to when God's promises to Israel were beginning to unfold, when they were but a very small company, only a few men in number. Then they were strangers and sojourners in the promised land. That land was their promised inheritance, but they did not yet possess it as a settled, numerous people.
The verse belongs to the recorded account of Israel's wilderness experience. That record is given in Psalms 105 and 106 and in 1 Corinthians 10:1-5. That history holds lessons of warning that God's people in the last days especially need to study. Psalm 105 should be read at least once every week.
The verse looks back to when God's promises to Israel were beginning to unfold, when they were but a very small company, only a few men in number. Then they were strangers and sojourners in the promised land. That land was their promised inheritance, but they did not yet possess it as a settled, numerous people.
The verse belongs to the recorded account of Israel's wilderness experience. That record is given in Psalms 105 and 106 and in 1 Corinthians 10:1-5. That history holds lessons of warning that God's people in the last days especially need to study. Psalm 105 should be read at least once every week.