When the sun was going down, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and fear and terror came over him.

But I will punish the nation that enslaves them, and when they leave that foreign land, they will take great wealth with them.

It will be four generations before your descendants come back here, because I will not drive out the Amorites until they become so wicked that they must be punished."

The LORD kept every one of the promises that he had made to the people of Israel.

"Now my time has come to die. Every one of you knows in his heart and soul that the LORD your God has given you all the good things that he promised. Every promise he made has been kept; not one has failed.

But just as he kept every promise that he made to you, so he will carry out every threat.

He said, "Praise the LORD God of Israel! He has kept the promise he made to my father David, when he told him,

And Solomon continued, "My father David planned to build a temple for the worship of the LORD God of Israel,

but you will never build it. It is your son, your own son, who will build my temple.'

but I will let Solomon's son keep one tribe, so that I will always have a descendant of my servant David ruling in Jerusalem, the city I have chosen as the place where I am worshiped.

Come here and predict what will happen, so that we will know it when it takes place. Explain to the court the events of the past, and tell us what they mean.

Tell us what the future holds--- then we will know that you are gods! Do something good or bring some disaster; fill us with fear and awe!

Watch for the new thing I am going to do. It is happening already---you can see it now! I will make a road through the wilderness and give you streams of water there.

Could anyone else have done what I did? Who could have predicted all that would happen from the very beginning to the end of time?

Do not be afraid, my people! You know that from ancient times until now I have predicted all that would happen, and you are my witnesses. Is there any other god? Is there some powerful god I never heard of ?"

Remember what happened long ago; acknowledge that I alone am God and that there is no one else like me.

From the beginning I predicted the outcome; long ago I foretold what would happen. I said that my plans would never fail, that I would do everything I intended to do.

I tell you this now before it happens, so that when it does happen, you will believe that 'I Am Who I Am.'

So says the Lord, who made this known long ago.'

It was concerning this salvation that the prophets made careful search and investigation, and they prophesied about this gift which God would give you.

God revealed to these prophets that their work was not for their own benefit, but for yours, as they spoke about those things which you have now heard from the messengers who announced the Good News by the power of the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. These are things which even the angels would like to understand.

So we are even more confident of the message proclaimed by the prophets. You will do well to pay attention to it, because it is like a lamp shining in a dark place until the Day dawns and the light of the morning star shines in your hearts.

For no prophetic message ever came just from the human will, but people were under the control of the Holy Spirit as they spoke the message that came from God.