When Yahweh led his people out of the land of Egypt towards the Promised Land, he was with them day and night, and my Catholic Bible relates how the Lord appeared physically before them as a cloud of smoke, with an internal, always-burning fire that was visible at nighttime, so they had guidance, support and encouragement from their God, 24 hours a day.
Would that we were so close to God, that we could see God in some form here on earth during the day, but, faith is stronger, when we believe, while not having actually seen God or De’s miracles. Here is the passage from my The New American Bible: “The Lord preceded them, in the daytime by means of a column of cloud to show them the way, and at night by means of a column of fire to give them light. Thus they could travel both day and night. Neither the column of cloud by day nor the column of fire by night ever left its place in front of the people.”
My response: Yahweh preceded them leading them and serving as their loving, concerned day, and he never left them for a second, and that is a comforting reassurance for us today that God is with us always, never abandoning us, if we invite De into our lives.
Here is the passage from the Holy Bible (KJV): “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 by night. He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people.”
My response: By guiding them out of Egypt rapidly, traveling day and night, Yahweh wanted his people out of the land of Egypt before Pharaoh could change his mind, raise and army and succeed at capturing and restoring them to bondage and misery.
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