Exodus 13:21-22 (ESV Strong's)
21 And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead them along the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, that they might travel by day and by night. 22 The pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night did not depart from before the people.
God Provides Practical Tools for Our Lives
The above text is taken from the passage that outlines the exodus from Egypt by Israel. God is moving them into the promises land. This must have been quite a project. There were, according to Exodus, 600,000 males. Assuming most of them were married and many of them had children, the total would have been the movement of over a million souls. This all happened in one night. They didn’t know where they were going and did not have much provisions. We do know that the Egyptians sent them out with food, clothing, and riches. So, the scene would be a million people walking into the darkness with whatever they could carry. Not to mention whatever live stock they had. This was a huge undertaking. Remember, Moses had no sound system, or any infrastructure. This was all new territory. This is what makes the above passage so meaningful. God provides a practical tool to the nation that was unlike anything before or since. God has provided them a compass and defensive tool, all in one. God provides for us, where He guides us. Note:
Hebrews 13:20-21 (ESV Strong's)
20 Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, 21 equip you with everything good that you may do his will, working in us that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
God equips us for the work He would have has do. He uses unusual tools to help us accomplish those tasks.
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