Chat GPT or Inspiration?

The question:

Describe in detail what happened in Abram'sprophetic revelation, as revealed to Moses in Genesis chapter 15 verses 12 through 16?

ChatGPT's answer & in 10 sec. , though I'm not sure about the "moral cup & justice" thing (see my own last two paragraphs):

"Below is a clear, detailed, verse-by-verse explanation of what happens in Genesis 15:12–16, a pivotal prophetic moment in Scripture often called the Prophecy of the Four Hundred Years or the Vision of the Smoking Firepot.

I’ll walk you through the scene exactly as Moses records it—slowly, visually, and symbolically—so you can “watch” it unfold.

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GENESIS 15:12–16 — THE PROPHETIC VISION

Setting the Scene

Abram has already prepared the covenant ceremony:

he cut the animals in halves and laid them opposite each other. He is waiting for God to appear and formalize the covenant.

Now the supernatural moment begins.

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v.12 — “A deep sleep fell upon Abram”

As the sun is going down, Abram is suddenly overcome by:

tardemah (תַּרְדֵּמָה) — a deep, God-induced trance or sleep

(the same kind of sleep God used when forming Eve from Adam)

“Horror” and “great darkness” fall upon him

This is not normal fear. It is the weighty spiritual atmosphere of God's presence—

awe, heavy dread, a sense of divine gravity.

You can visualize Abram’s body lying still, while his consciousness is pulled into a God-given vision.

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v.13 — God Speaks: The Future of Abram’s Descendants

In the sleep-vision, God now reveals four specific prophecies:

1. “Your descendants will be strangers in a land not theirs.”

A foreign land—Egypt.

2. “They will serve them.”

They will be enslaved.

3. “They will be afflicted for four hundred years.”

This is God’s long-range view of Israel’s time in Egypt—from arrival to exodus.

4. “I will judge that nation.”

Plagues, Passover, Red Sea—the judgment on Egypt.

5. “Afterward they shall come out with great substance.”

Exactly fulfilled when Israel left Egypt “with silver, gold, and garments.”

God gives Abram the broad sweep of Israel’s next four centuries.

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v.14 — Israel Leaves Egypt Wealthy

God emphasizes a detail often overlooked:

> “They shall come out with great possessions.”

This is not incidental—this is covenantal repayment.

What Egypt stole in labor, God returns in wealth.

This also signals the divine justice:

oppressors do not get the last word.

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v.15 — Abram’s Personal Future

While Abram watches the long suffering of his descendants, God comforts him:

“You shall go to your fathers in peace.”

He will not see the slavery.

“You will be buried at a good old age.”

A reassurance of a full, blessed lifespan.

This prophecy is deeply pastoral—God is speaking to Abram’s heart as much as to history.

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v.16 — Why the Delay? The Mystery of the “Amorite Cup”

Finally, God reveals why Abraham’s descendants must wait four generations:

> “For the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”

This is profound.

Two civilizations are on a countdown:

Israel’s suffering must run its course

—and form them into a covenant people.

The Amorites’ sins must reach full measure

—so God’s judgment, when it comes 400 years later, is perfectly just.

This is an early revelation of God’s moral logic in history:

Judgment is never arbitrary.

Justice waits until the moral cup is full.

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Visual Summary — What You Just “Watched”

Abram lies still under a supernatural trance.

Darkness falls—heavy, heavy with divine presence.

God speaks prophetically of:

centuries of foreign captivity

oppression

divine judgment

a great exodus with wealth

Abram is promised personal peace and longevity.

God explains His timing:

Israel will be delayed because Amorite wickedness is not yet ripe."

The technology is enticing, though text without an openess to the Spirit could lead to misunderstanding the Word, which is an adaption of the text for our contemporary application.

Anything less may be akin to times when Moses leaned upon his own understanding...i.e. smiting the rock!