20And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness.
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And the children of Israel removed from Rameses, and pitched in Succoth. …
And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(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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