Wilderness Wanderings
Approximately 1490 BC, lasting about 40 years. 142 verses describe this event, involving Moses, Aaron.
Scripture
- Exodus 13:18
But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt.
- Exodus 13:19
And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he had straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you.
- Exodus 13:20
And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness.
- Exodus 13:21
And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:
- Exodus 13:22
He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people.
- Exodus 14:1
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
- Exodus 14:2
Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before Pi–hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baal–zephon: before it shall ye encamp by the sea.
- Exodus 14:3
For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in.
- Exodus 14:4
And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, that he shall follow after them; and I will be honoured upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; that the Egyptians may know that I am the Lord. And they did so.
- Exodus 14:5
And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us?
- Exodus 14:6
And he made ready his chariot, and took his people with him:
- Exodus 14:7
And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them.