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All Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them; for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up.
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Fear from a Guilty Conscience
Commentators explain that the Israelites fled not just from the terrifying sight, but from a 'bad conscience.' They knew they had also sinned by associating with the rebels and feared facing the same immediate judgment. Their flight was a panicked reaction born from their own recognized guilt.
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16th Century
Protestant
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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Presbyterian
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