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He found him in a desert land, In the waste howling wilderness; He compassed him about, he cared for him, He kept him as the apple of his eye.
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God Finds the Lost
Commentators highlight that the verse says God "found" Israel, not the other way around. This echoes New Testament parables like the lost sheep and the lost son. It paints a picture of God actively seeking and rescuing His people from a helpless, hopeless state—a "desert land." This serves as a powerful emblem for personal salvation, where God initiates the rescue of those lost in sin.
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Deuteronomy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Song of Moses
If (Deuteronomy 32:1–3) is regarded as the introduction, and (Deuteronomy 32:43) as the conclus…
19th Century
Anglican
The whole of this verse is in the pictorial present in the Hebrew—
He finds him in a desert land, In a waste howling wilderness;
Baptist
For the LORD'S portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance. He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; …
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16th Century
Protestant
He found him in a desert land. If Moses's intention had been to record all the instances of God’s paternal kindness toward the people, he …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness In ([Reference Deu…
Moses gives particular instances of God's kindness and concern for them. The eagle's care for her young is a beautiful emblem of Christ's love, who…
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