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When the people heard this evil news, they mourned: and no one put on his jewelry.
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God's Presence is the True Prize
The Israelites mourned not the loss of a land, but the loss of God's direct presence. Commentators like Calvin and Henry stress that even the Promised Land would be worthless without God. This teaches that a relationship with God Himself, not just His blessings, is the ultimate treasure for a believer. The people's grief shows they rightly understood that God's absence is the greatest tragedy.
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Exodus
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19th Century
Anglican
When the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned.—It was significant that the people recognized this news as "evil.…
16th Century
Protestant
And when the people heard these evil tidings—from this it more clearly appears that, as I have said, it was like a thunderbolt to them whe…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And when the people heard these evil tidings That God would withdraw his gracious presence, and go not up with them …
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Presbyterian
Those whom God pardons, must be made to know what their sin deserved. —Let them go forward as they are'; this was very expressive of God's displeas…
