Exodus 13:17 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | NLT

When Pharaoh finally let the people go, God did not lead them along the main road that runs through Philistine territory, even though that was the shortest route to the Promised Land. God said, “If the people are faced with a battle, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.”

Commentaries

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

THE DIRECTION OF THE MARCH

God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines. — In …

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century

Protestant

16th Century

And it came to pass when Pharaoh. Moses here explains why God did not immediately lead His people by the more direct route into the land o…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And it came to pass, when Pharaoh has let the people go Gave them leave to depart out of Egypt, and even urged them to be…

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

There were two ways from Egypt to Canaan. One was only a few days' journey; the other was much farther around, through the wilderness, and that was…