lest the land from which You brought us should say, “Because the Lord was not able to bring them to the land which He promised them, and because He hated them, He has brought them out to kill them in the wilderness.”

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John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Lest the land from where you brought us out say
The land of Egypt, the inhabitants of it;

because the Lord was not ab…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

So that the Israelites might have no pretense to think that God brought them to Canaan for their righteousness, Moses shows what a miracle of mercy…