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but if the cloud wasn`t taken up, then they didn`t travel until the day that it was taken up.
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The Discipline of Waiting
Commentators emphasize that Israel's obedience was absolute. They would not journey, even if the cloud remained stationary for days, a month, or a year. This illustrates a profound principle of faith: trusting and waiting on God's timing, rather than moving forward based on human impatience or planning.
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Exodus
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19th Century
Anglican
The cloud was from then on, in a distinctive way, attached to the Tabernacle. As a cloud it rested upon it by day; as a pillar of fire by night. On…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But if the cloud were not taken up, then they journeyed not Even if it continued so t…
Presbyterian
The cloud covered the tabernacle even on the clearest day; it was not a cloud which the sun scatters. This cloud was a sign of God's presence, to b…
