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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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Exodus
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Albert Barnes
On Exodus 14:12
18th Century
Theologian
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
On Exodus 14:12
19th Century
Bishop
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
On Exodus 14:11–12
19th Century
Preacher
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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John Gill
On Exodus 14:12
17th Century
Pastor
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
On Exodus 14:10–14
17th Century
Minister
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…