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Sometimes the cloud was from evening until morning; and when the cloud was taken up in the morning, they journeyed: or [if it continued] by day and by night, when the cloud was taken up, they journeyed.
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Ready to Move, Day or Night
Commentators explain that Israel had to be ready to journey at any moment, day or night, requiring constant watchfulness. This immediate obedience to the cloud's movement, even at midnight, illustrates a profound trust in God's timing. Matthew Henry applies this to the Christian life, suggesting it teaches us to be always ready to follow the Lord's will, trusting that His timing is perfect, even when it's inconvenient or unexpected.
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19th Century
Anglican
By day or by night. —It is obvious from this verse that there must have been sentinels constantly watching by night as we…
Baptist
So may each one of us ever be divinely guided! "Let the fiery cloudy pillar Lead me all my journey through."
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And [so] it was when the cloud abode from even unto the morning The whole night, duri…
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Presbyterian
This cloud was appointed to be the visible sign and symbol of God's presence with Israel. Thus we are taught to see God always near us, both night …
