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Yahweh said to Moses, "Walk on before the people, and take the elders of Israel with you, and take the rod in your hand with which you struck the Nile, and go.
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Witnesses to the Miracle
God instructs Moses to take the elders with him. Commentators explain this was to establish official witnesses. By having respected leaders see the miracle firsthand, God ensured the event's authenticity could be verified for the entire nation, strengthening their faith and leaving no room for doubt.
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Exodus
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19th Century
Anglican
Go on before the people. — The people were probably in no condition to move. They were exhausted with a long day’s march—…
16th Century
Protestant
And the Lord said to Moses. God commands him to go out into their midst, as if He would expose him to the danger of immediate death. Howev…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the Lord said to Moses Out of the pillar of cloud:
go on before the people ,
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Presbyterian
The children of Israel journeyed according to the commandment of the Lord, led by the pillar of cloud and fire, yet they came to a place where ther…
