“(Now the Amalekites and the Canaanites dwelt in the valley.) To morrow turn you, and get you into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea.”
Since the Amalekites and the Canaanites are living in the valleys, turn back tomorrow and set out toward the desert along the route to the Red Sea' — the command to turn back redirects Israel away from Canaan toward the wilderness; the geographic detour (away from the direct route) signals the spiritual detour Israel's unbelief has created. The wilderness becomes the classroom for faith.
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