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path, so that it may be smooth, easy to walk on, well lighted,
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and protected from all danger. The Hebrew phrase, "u
pinna derekh," means to say that the Messenger "will put
straight and clear the worship or the religion." The verb
"darakh" of the same root as the Arabic "daraka," means
"to walk, reach, and comprehend;" and the substantive
"derekh" signifies, "road, way, step," and metaphorically
"worship and religion." It is used in this spiritual sense all
through the Psalms and the Prophets. Surely this high
Messenger of God was not coming to repair or reform a
way, a religion for the benefit of a handful of Jews, but to
establish a universal and an unchangeable religion for all
men. Though the Jewish religion inculcates the existence
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and protected from all danger. The Hebrew phrase, "u
pinna derekh," means to say that the Messenger "will put
straight and clear the worship or the religion." The verb
"darakh" of the same root as the Arabic "daraka," means
"to walk, reach, and comprehend;" and the substantive
"derekh" signifies, "road, way, step," and metaphorically
"worship and religion." It is used in this spiritual sense all
through the Psalms and the Prophets. Surely this high
Messenger of God was not coming to repair or reform a
way, a religion for the benefit of a handful of Jews, but to
establish a universal and an unchangeable religion for all
men. Though the Jewish religion inculcates the existence