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Isn`t this the word that we spoke to you in Egypt, saying, `Leave us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians?` For it were better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness."
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Fear's Distorted Memory
Commentators note that the Israelites' claim to have always wanted to remain in Egypt was an unjust exaggeration fueled by terror. While they had expressed doubts before, they had also welcomed their deliverance. This highlights how present fear can warp our memory, making us prefer the familiarity of past struggles over the uncertainty of following God's lead.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Let us alone - This is a gross exaggeration, yet not without a semblance of truth: for although the Israelites welcomed the message of Moses…
19th Century
Anglican
Is not this the word that we did tell thee...?—At one time they had refused to listen to Moses (Exodus 6:9) b…
Baptist
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…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt The thing they suggested to him, and talked with him about while…
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…
