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saying, No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread; and there will we dwell:
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The Lure of False Security
The people wanted to go to Egypt because it seemed safe and prosperous, free from war and hunger. Commentators explain this was a flawed human assessment based on recent trauma. They were trading God's specific promise of protection in Judah for a perceived, but ultimately false, sense of security elsewhere, a powerful warning against letting fear-based logic override faith.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Egypt had lost the battle of Carchemish, but it had not been the scene itself of military operations; while Judea, from the date of the battle of M…
19th Century
Anglican
No; but we will go into the land of Egypt. — The thoughts that were in the hearts of the applicants are stated with drama…
16th Century
Protestant
God, having promised that the counsel he gave to the Jews would be good and safe, now, on the other hand, threatens them that if they disobeyed, ev…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Saying, no, but we will go into the land of Egypt It was all one as if they had said, no, we will not obey the voice of t…
If we wish to know the Lord's mind in doubtful cases, we must wait as well as pray. God is always ready to return in mercy to those he has afflicte…
13th Century
Catholic
Here, the instruction is given; concerning this, there are three points.
He speaks of the authority of the one revealing…
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