Behold, you have driven me today away from the ground, and from your face I shall be hidden. I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.” Then the LORD said to him, “Not so! If anyone kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold.” And the LORD put a mark on Cain, lest any who found him should attack him. Then Cain went away from the presence of the LORD and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden. (Genesis 4:14-16 ESV)
The scriptures include numerous incidents where people flee, are on the run, trying to get away. Some are for good reasons, some not so much. It began in the garden with Adam and Eve trying to hide from God. Never play hide-n-seek with the Omniscient One. Cain had to run because of his grave sin against life. Egypt tried to flee from Israel while standing in the Sea after Israel had fled from Egypt. The New Testament warns us to not find ourselves a fugitives from government because we have done evil. There are times to flee, and times to stay and stand. Knowing the difference requires making sure we stay with God where He is going and taking us, or making a solid rock upon which to stand.
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