Those were not empty words. Consider, for example, what happened about 1919 B.C.E. when Abraham and Sarah took up temporary residence in Gerar.
٥ ،‏ ٦ كَيْفَ ٱسْتَخْدَمَ يَهْوَه رُوحَهُ لِحِمَايَةِ ٱلْأَشْخَاصِ ٱلَّذِينَ سَيَتَحَدَّرُ مِنْهُمُ ٱلنَّسْلُ ؟‏