Is not this what we said to you in Egypt, `Let us alone and let us serve the Egyptians'? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness."

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Let us alone - This is a gross exaggeration, yet not without a semblance of truth: for although the Israelites welcomed the message of Moses…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Is not this the word that we did tell thee...?—At one time they had refused to listen to Moses (Exodus 6:9) b…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

What cowards they were, and how faint-hearted! Were these the people who were to conquer Canaan? Were these God's chosen people? Ah, do not judge t…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt
The thing they suggested to him, and talked with him about while…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

There was no way open to Israel but upward, and from there their deliverance came. We may be in the way of duty, following God, and hastening towar…

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