God’s Wisdom in Leading His Church

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 said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt: But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea . . . Exodus 13:17, 18 The Lord had devastated the land of Egypt with ten terrible plagues. Finally the hard-hearted Pharaoh was compelled to release God's people from...