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The Pillar of Cloud and Fire.

EXODUS, XIV.

eyes: for by strength of hand " the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt.

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B. C. 1491.

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Jos.24.7.

Ne.9.9. Ps. 34.17. 106.44. 107.6.

Nu.14.1-4.

17 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them · not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent: c c.14.11,12. when they see war, and they return to d De.17.16. Egypt: 18 But God led the people about, De.32.10. through the way of the wilderness of the Red Sea. And the children of Israel went up' harnessed out of the land of Egypt. 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.

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20 And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness.

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: 22 He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people.

CHAP. XIV.

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De.1.30.

3.22. 20.4. Jos.10.14.

23.3,10. 2 Ch.20.29. Ne.4.20. Is.30.15.

Nu.9.15-23.

10.34.

14.14. De.1.33. Ne.9.12,19.

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between m Migdol and the sea, over against Ps.78.14. Baal-zephon: before it shall ye encamp by

the sea.

99.7. 105.39.

Is.4.5.

1 Co. 10.2. Re.10.1.

3 For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel," They are entangled in the land, Nu.33.7. the wilderness hath shut them in.

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.

5 And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh

m Je.44.1. n Ps.3.2.

71.11. Je.20.10,11.

o Nu.20.16. c.4.21, &c.

I8.63.9.

and of his servants was turned against Ps.105.25. the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us?

6 And he made ready his chariot, and Jos.3.16. took his people with him:

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4.23. Ps.66.6.

7 And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and c.15.4. captains over every one of them.

8 And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel: and the children of Israel went out with an high "hand.

9 But the Egyptians pursued after them. (all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army,) and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pi-hahiroth, before Baal-zephon.

10 And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and,

t 1 Co.10.1. He.11.29.

u Nu.33.3. De.26.8.

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Pharaoh pursues the Israelites behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were sore afraid: and the children of Israel cried out unto the LORD.

11 And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to carry us forth out of Egypt?

12 Is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.

13 And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, & stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to-day: 2 for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to-day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.

14 The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

15 And the LORD said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:

16 But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it; and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.

17 And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.

18 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I have gotten me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.

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19 And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them:

20 And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these: so that the one came not near the other all the night.

21 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.

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22 And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand and on their left.

23 And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them to the midst of the sea, even all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.

24 And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the LORD looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians,

25 And took off their chariot-wheels,

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'Moses and the children Ju.5.1.

song,

2 Sa.22.1. Ps.106.12.

2 Sa.6.5. P8.68.25. 81.2. 149.3. 150.4.

of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse Ju.11.34. and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. 2 The LORD is my strength and " and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an P habita- Ps.18.2. tion; my father's God, and I will exalt him. 3 The LORD is a man of war: the LORD is his name.

4 Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red Sea.

5 The depths have covered them: they sank into the bottom as a stone.

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27.1. 62.6. 118.14. Is. 12.2.

o ver.1.

p1 Ki.8.13,27. P.24.8. Re.19.11.

48.3.

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Nu.33.8.

terness. Ru.1.20.

Ps.68.33.

2 Ki.2.21. Ps.59.13.

4.41.

Is.5.24.

47.14.

6 Thy right hand, O LORD, is become t Ps.118.15,16. glorious in power: thy right hand, O LORD, that is, bithath dashed in pieces the enemy. 7 And in the greatness of thine excel-u De.33.26. lency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed them as stubble. 8 And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together: the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea. 9 The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them. 10 Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them; they sank as lead in the mighty waters.

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The waters of Marah sweetened

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11 Who is like " unto thee, O LORD, among the 2 gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders? 12 Thou stretchedst out thy right hand, the earth swallowed them.

13 Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation.

14 The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina.

15 Then the dukes of .Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them: all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt

away.

16 Fear and dread shall fall upon them: by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O LORD, till the people pass over, which thou hast purchased.

17 Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, O LORD, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in; in the i sanctuary, O LORD, which thy hands have established.

18 The LORD shall reign for ever and ever. 19 For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and the LORD brought again the water of the sea upon them: but the children of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea.

20 And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, m took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.

21 And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.

22 So Moses brought Israel from the Red Sea; and they went out into the wilderness of Shur: and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water.

23 And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called 5 Marah.

24 And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?

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25 And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them,

26 And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt, give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.

The Israelites murmur for bread.

EXODUS, XVI.

B. C. 1491.

27 And they came to Elim, where were twelve wells of water, and threescore and ten palm-trees: and they encamped a Nu.33.10. there by the waters. or, What is CHAP. XVI.

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ND they took their journey from Elim; and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second. month after their departure out of the land of Egypt.

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a portion.

ver.31,33.

Nu.11.7.
De.8.3,16.
Jos.5.12.

Ne.9.15.
Ps.78.24.
105.40.
Jno.6.31,
49,58.

1 Co. 10.3.
He.9.4.

Manna rained from Heaven

14 And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness, there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar-frost on the ground.

15 And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another,' It is manna: for they wist not what it was. And Moses said unto them, This is the bread which the LORD hath given you to eat.

16 This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating; an omer 2 for every man, according to the number of murmured against 2 by the poll, your persons: take ye every man for them which are in his tents.

2 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel

Moses and Aaron in the wilderness:

Re.2.17.

c Eze.30.15.

or, head.

d c.15.24.
Ps.106.25.

1 Co.10.10.

3 And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the 3 souls. hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when e Nu.11.4,5. we did eat bread to the full! for ye have ƒ 2Co.8.15. brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger. 4 Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law or no. 5 And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day they shall prepare that which they bring in; and it shall be twice j much as they gather daily.

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6 And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of Israel, At even, then ye shall know that the LORD hath brought you out from the land of Egypt;

Ps.78.24. h Mat.6.34.

Jno.6.31,32.

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c.40.34.
Nu.14.10.

Ge.2.3.

c.20.8.

31.15; 35.3. Le.23.3.

7 And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the LORD; for that he heareth your murmurings against the LORD: and what are we, that ye murmur against us? 8 And Moses said, This shall be, when the LORD shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the LORD heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not against us," but against the LORD. 9 And Moses spake unto Aaron, Say a 1 Sa.8.7. unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, Come near before the LORD: for he hath heard your murmurings.

10 And it came to pass, As Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud.

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17 And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less.

18 And when they did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack: they gathered every man according to his eating.

19 And Moses said, Let no man 1 leave of it till the morning.

20 Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses; but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and stank; and Moses was wroth with them.

21 And they gathered it every morning, every man according to his eating: and when the sun waxed hot, it melted.

22 And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one man: and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses.

23 And he said unto them, This is that which the LORD hath said, To-morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD: bake that which ye will bake today, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you, to be kept until the morning.

24 And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not m stink, neither was there any worm therein. 25 And Moses said, Eat that to-day, for to-day is a sabbath unto the LORD: to-day ye Lu.10.16. shall not find it in the field.

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29 See, for that the LORD hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days: abide ye every man in his place; let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.

Nu.11.31. 30 So the people rested on the seventh
Ps.78.27-31. day.

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31 And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like

The Israelites murmur for water.

EXODUS, XVIII.

The defeat of Amalek.

" coriander-seed, white; and the taste of it B. C. 1491. Aaron, and Hur, went up to the top of the was like wafers made with honey.

32 And Moses said, This is the thing which the LORD commandeth, Fill an omer of it to be kept for your generations; that they may see the bread wherewith I have fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt. 33 And Moses said unto Aaron,

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6 Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And 1 Co.10.4. Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.

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Ps.106.43.
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11 And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed; and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.

12 But Moses' hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon: and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.

13 And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.

14 And the LORD said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.

15 And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it JEHOVAH-nissi: 16 For he said, 2 Because the LORD hath sworn that the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation. CHAP. XVIII.

WHEN A tine heard of all

WHEN Jethro, the priest of Midian,
Moses' father-in-law,

that God had done for Moses, and for Is-
rael his people, and that the LORD had
brought Israel out of Egypt,

2 Then Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her back,

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3 And her two sons; of which the name of the one was 4 Gershom; for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land: 4 And the name of the other was zer; For the God of my Father, said he, was mine help, and delivered me from the Sword of Pharaoh.

5 And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness, where he encamped at the mmount of God:

6 And he said unto Moses, I thy fatherin-law Jethro am come unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her.

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7 And Moses went out to meet his fatherin-law, and did obeisance, and kissed him: and they asked each other of their welfare; 6 and they came into the tent.

8 And Moses told his father-in-law all that the LORD had done unto Pharaoh and to

7 And he called the name of the place the Egyptians for Israel's sake, and all the Massah, and Meribah, because of the travail that had 7 9 come upon them by the chiding of the children of Israel, and beway, and how the LORD delivered them. cause they tempted the LORD, saying, Is 9 And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodthe LORD among us, or not? ness which the LORD had done to Israel, whom he had delivered out of the hand of the Egyptians.

8 Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.

9 And Moses said unto 10 Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to-morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand.

10 So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses,

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EXODUS, XIX.

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97.9.

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land.

The Covenant of Sinai.

CHAP. XIX.

than all " gods: for in the thing wherein B. C. 1491. part; and he went his way into his own they dealt proudly he was above them. 12 And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took a burnt-offering and sacrifices for God: and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses' fatherin-law before God.

13 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people: and the people stood by Moses from the morning unto the evening.

14 And when Moses' father-in-law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What is this thing that thou doest to the people? why sittest thou thyself alone,

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Job 40.11.
Da.4.37.

d Nu.33.15.
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15 And Moses said unto his father-in- De.32.11. law, Because the people come unto to inquire of God:

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27.5.

16 When they have a matter, they come De.17.8,9. unto me; and I judge between one and i De.7.6. another; and I do make them know the statutes of God, and his laws.

32.9.

1 K.8.53.
Ps.135.4.
Is.41.8.

43.1.
Tit.2.14.

17 And Moses' father-in-law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good.1 a man and 18 Thou 2 wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee:

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land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai.

2 For they were departed from Rephidim, and were come to the desert of Sinai, and had pitched in the wilderness; and there Israel camped before the mount.

3 And Moses went up unto God, and the LORD called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel; 4 Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself.

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5 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: 6 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.

7 And Moses came, and called for the elders of the people, and laid before their for this thing is too heavy for thee; thou 2 fading thou faces all these words which the LORD

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8 And all the people answered together, and said, Allm that the LORD hath spoken we will do. And Moses returned the words of the people unto the LORD.

9 And the LORD said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee P in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the people unto the LORD.

10 And the LORD said unto Moses, Go unto 16.18. the people, and sanctify them to-day and to-morrow, and let them wash their clothes, 11 And be ready against the third day: for the third day the LORD will come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai.

21 Moreover, thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as 9 fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness: and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers Le.11.44. of fifties, and rulers of tens:

31.13.

& ver.16,18.

22 And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee; but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and theyt He.12.20. shall bear the burden" with thee.

u Nu.11.17.

23 If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able 1 Sa.8.7. to endure, and all this people shall also 3 or, cornet. go to w their place in peace.

w Ge.30,25.

Joel 2.16.

24 So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did all that he had said. 25 And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hun-1.21.4,5. dreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. 26 And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.

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12 And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it: whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death:

13 There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live: when the 3 trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount.

14 And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified the people; and they washed their clothes. 15 And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come at your wives.

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16 And it came to pass on the third day, in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that

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