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The Bath Kol: God's Warning Voice Behind the Wanderer - Illustration on divine guidance | IllustrateTheWord

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The Bath Kol: God's Warning Voice Behind the Wanderer

By Joseph S. ExellSource: archive.org223 wordsAI-crafted by ChurchWiseAI

While some interpret this through shepherds moving behind their flocks, a sharper meaning emerges: the guides were meant to be before us, yet when we decline from the right way, our backs turn toward them.

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divine guidance spiritual discernment the narrow way correction and warning

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Isaiah 30:21

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