13:18
So instead they went via the “Red Sea”, or “Sea of Reeds”. Now we know that the Israelites ended up facing a far greater peril, being hemmed in by the Egyptian army and the Red Sea. So what was the difference? What was the advantage in God leading them this way rather than the direct route? If they had gone the direct route then they would have been able to turn back to Egypt. At the Red Sea, because they were hemmed in, they had no option but to see the salvation of the Lord. They were forced to trust in Him. Sometimes God leads us into situations where we have no option but to rely on His intervention.
13:19-22
Following an earlier promise, the bones of Joseph were taken with them to be buried in the Promised Land. So God was fulfilling earlier promises, and Moses was also fulfilling an earlier promise made by Joseph’s sons. The Lord was with them. By day He was with them in a pillar of cloud by day, and a pillar of fire by night. God was with His people.
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