And Abraham stayed in the land of the Philistines for a long time. The settled presence — a long time — is the covenant person putting down roots in the promised land: building relationships, planting trees, making treaties. Acts 17:26 declares that God determined the appointed times and boundaries of all peoples. The application: the long time of settled faithfulness in one place — without dramatic movement — is often the most significant phase of a covenant life.

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