17And 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 said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt:
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Matthew Henry
(vv. 17-22)Here is, I. The choice God made of their way, Exod. 13:17 , 18 . He was their guide. Moses gave them direction but as he received it from the Lord. Note, The way of man is not in himself, Jer. 10:23. He may devise his way , and design it; but, after all, it is God that directs his steps , Prov. 16:9. Man proposes, but God disposes, and in his disposal we must acquiesce, and set ourselves to follow...
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