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GO OUT AND COME IN

An expression of military security and blessedness. In the victory stela of the Egyptian pharaoh Merneptah (19th Dynasty), the people go and come in freedom (ANET, 378). A successful leader must have the freedom and ability to “go out and come in” before the people (Deut. 31:2; 2 Chr. 1:10; cf. 1 Kgs. 15:17). In the blessings and curses of Deut. 28, , the order of the word pair is reversed (Deut. 28:6, 19). The word combination of “come” and “go” covers a wide range of activity. It refers to the freedom to move about outside of the city gate without threat of hostility. This level of military freedom was necessary in order to grow crops successfully outside of the city walls.

Arnold Betz






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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