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The instruction not to attempt to save anything from one's house (v.17) or go back to retrieve one's clothes (v. 18) may be symbolic of the outer trappings of religion. That is, the 'house' and 'clothes' symbolize the outer forms, the laws adopted from Roman practice, the rituals and the doctrinal controversies that Christianity took upon itself. All of these things must be left behind. Verse 17 further expresses the steadfastness required for following the religious life.
(90:4)
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