Crossing the Sea - When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them on the road through the Philistine country, though that was shorter. For God.

And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God ...

And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so as to go by day and night.

When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them on the road through the Philistine country, though that was shorter. For God said, “If...

Verse 17 begins a new section of Exodus that continues until the crossing of the Red Sea (15:21). It describes the journey from Egypt to the far side of the Red ...

When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although that was nearer; for God thought, “If the people face war, ...

When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them on the road through the Philistine country, though that was shorter. For God said, “If they face war, ...

17 When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them on the road through the Philistine country, though that was shorter. For God said, “If they face war, ...

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One was only a few days' journey; the other was much further about, through the wilderness, and that was the way in which God chose to lead his people Israel.