Notice that as he blurts out to God, Adam only confesses the reason for his fear, not his sin.

Notice here that Adam never once asked for God's help.

Second, notice the qualifiers in v28: This promise is only for those who are called by God and who love

Yet at the same time, He remains true to His justice by repaying sin (notice the word 'repay' was used

Notice how those seven hundred wives are described: they're of royal birth.

Notice that the chapter ends with Abram silent in his shame.  

Notice the parallels between verses 6 & 8: 6 - when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly

more outwardly visible gifts are very much dependent on the solid, well grounded but slightly less noticeable

Notice that when the first group of deacons were named, the exact mechanism the church employed isn't

Notice all of these verbs are past tense. It's already happened. This is why you can be so certain.