Exodus 13:17 meaning and explanation
When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them along the road through the land of the Philistines, though it was shorter. For God said, “If the people face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.”
Exodus 13:17, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
The narrator pauses to explain God's choice of route for the newly freed Israelites. The coastal road through Philistine land was shorter, but it was guarded and would have meant fighting.
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