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He led them also by a straight way, That they might go to a city to live in.
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God's Straight Path
Commentators explain that God literally guides the lost, leading them on a 'straight way' to safety. Spiritually, this illustrates how God leads believers through the wilderness of life. John Gill suggests this 'way' is Christ himself, who leads us to our ultimate 'city of habitation,' which can be understood as the church or our eternal home in heaven.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And he led them forth by the right way - A literal version, if the term necessary to express it might be allowable, would be, "He w…
19th Century
Anglican
By the right way. —Better, in a straight way. Even in the pathless wilderness, “there is a hand that guides.”
Baptist
And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation. Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he led them forth by the right way Thus God by his providence directs travellers that have lost their way, and puts them i…
In these verses, there is reference to the deliverance from Egypt, and perhaps that from Babylon; but the circumstances of travelers in those count…
