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Exodus 13:21
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Exodus 13:21
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21 The Lord went ahead of them. He guided them during the day with a pillar of cloud, and he provided light at night with a pillar of fire. This allowed them to travel by day or by night.
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Exodus 13:21
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Exodus 13:21
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21 By day the Lord went ahead(A) of them in a pillar of cloud(B) to guide them on their way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that they could travel by day or night.
Psalm 105:39
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Psalm 105:39
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39 The Lord spread a cloud above them as a covering
and gave them a great fire to light the darkness.
Psalm 105:39
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Psalm 105:39
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Psalm 99:7
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Psalm 99:7
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7 He spoke to Israel from the pillar of cloud,
and they followed the laws and decrees he gave them.
Psalm 99:7
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Psalm 99:7
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7 He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud;(A)
they kept his statutes and the decrees he gave them.
Nehemiah 9:12
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Nehemiah 9:12
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12 You led our ancestors by a pillar of cloud during the day and a pillar of fire at night so that they could find their way.
Nehemiah 9:12
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Nehemiah 9:12
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1 Corinthians 10:1-2
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1 Corinthians 10:1-2
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Lessons from Israel’s Idolatry
10 I don’t want you to forget, dear brothers and sisters,[a] about our ancestors in the wilderness long ago. All of them were guided by a cloud that moved ahead of them, and all of them walked through the sea on dry ground. 2 In the cloud and in the sea, all of them were baptized as followers of Moses.
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- 10:1 Greek brothers.
1 Corinthians 10:1-2
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1 Corinthians 10:1-2
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Warnings From Israel’s History
10 For I do not want you to be ignorant(A) of the fact, brothers and sisters, that our ancestors were all under the cloud(B) and that they all passed through the sea.(C) 2 They were all baptized into(D) Moses in the cloud and in the sea.
Psalm 78:14
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Psalm 78:14
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14 In the daytime he led them by a cloud,
and all night by a pillar of fire.
Psalm 78:14
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Psalm 78:14
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14 He guided them with the cloud by day
and with light from the fire all night.(A)
Deuteronomy 1:33
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Deuteronomy 1:33
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33 who goes before you looking for the best places to camp, guiding you with a pillar of fire by night and a pillar of cloud by day.
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Deuteronomy 1:33
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Deuteronomy 1:33
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33 who went ahead of you on your journey, in fire by night and in a cloud by day,(A) to search(B) out places for you to camp and to show you the way you should go.
Numbers 14:14
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Numbers 14:14
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14 Now if you destroy them, the Egyptians will send a report to the inhabitants of this land, who have already heard that you live among your people. They know, Lord, that you have appeared to your people face to face and that your pillar of cloud hovers over them. They know that you go before them in the pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night.
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Numbers 14:14
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Numbers 14:14
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14 And they will tell the inhabitants of this land about it. They have already heard(A) that you, Lord, are with these people(B) and that you, Lord, have been seen face to face,(C) that your cloud stays over them,(D) and that you go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night.(E)
Numbers 9:15-23
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Numbers 9:15-23
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The Fiery Cloud
15 On the day the Tabernacle was set up, the cloud covered it.[a] But from evening until morning the cloud over the Tabernacle looked like a pillar of fire. 16 This was the regular pattern—at night the cloud that covered the Tabernacle had the appearance of fire. 17 Whenever the cloud lifted from over the sacred tent, the people of Israel would break camp and follow it. And wherever the cloud settled, the people of Israel would set up camp. 18 In this way, they traveled and camped at the Lord’s command wherever he told them to go. Then they remained in their camp as long as the cloud stayed over the Tabernacle. 19 If the cloud remained over the Tabernacle for a long time, the Israelites stayed and performed their duty to the Lord. 20 Sometimes the cloud would stay over the Tabernacle for only a few days, so the people would stay for only a few days, as the Lord commanded. Then at the Lord’s command they would break camp and move on. 21 Sometimes the cloud stayed only overnight and lifted the next morning. But day or night, when the cloud lifted, the people broke camp and moved on. 22 Whether the cloud stayed above the Tabernacle for two days, a month, or a year, the people of Israel stayed in camp and did not move on. But as soon as it lifted, they broke camp and moved on. 23 So they camped or traveled at the Lord’s command, and they did whatever the Lord told them through Moses.
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- 9:15 Hebrew covered the Tabernacle, the Tent of the Testimony.
Numbers 9:15-23
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Numbers 9:15-23
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The Cloud Above the Tabernacle
15 On the day the tabernacle, the tent of the covenant law,(A) was set up,(B) the cloud(C) covered it. From evening till morning the cloud above the tabernacle looked like fire.(D) 16 That is how it continued to be; the cloud covered it, and at night it looked like fire.(E) 17 Whenever the cloud lifted from above the tent, the Israelites set out;(F) wherever the cloud settled, the Israelites encamped.(G) 18 At the Lord’s command the Israelites set out, and at his command they encamped. As long as the cloud stayed over the tabernacle, they remained(H) in camp. 19 When the cloud remained over the tabernacle a long time, the Israelites obeyed the Lord’s order(I) and did not set out.(J) 20 Sometimes the cloud was over the tabernacle only a few days; at the Lord’s command they would encamp, and then at his command they would set out. 21 Sometimes the cloud stayed only from evening till morning, and when it lifted in the morning, they set out. Whether by day or by night, whenever the cloud lifted, they set out. 22 Whether the cloud stayed over the tabernacle for two days or a month or a year, the Israelites would remain in camp and not set out; but when it lifted, they would set out. 23 At the Lord’s command they encamped, and at the Lord’s command they set out. They obeyed the Lord’s order, in accordance with his command through Moses.
Nehemiah 9:19
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Nehemiah 9:19
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19 “But in your great mercy you did not abandon them to die in the wilderness. The pillar of cloud still led them forward by day, and the pillar of fire showed them the way through the night.
Nehemiah 9:19
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Nehemiah 9:19
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Numbers 10:34
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Numbers 10:34
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34 As they moved on each day, the cloud of the Lord hovered over them.
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Numbers 10:34
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Numbers 10:34
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34 The cloud of the Lord was over them by day when they set out from the camp.(A)
Isaiah 4:5-6
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Isaiah 4:5-6
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5 Then the Lord will provide shade for Mount Zion
and all who assemble there.
He will provide a canopy of cloud during the day
and smoke and flaming fire at night,
covering the glorious land.
6 It will be a shelter from daytime heat
and a hiding place from storms and rain.
Isaiah 4:5-6
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Isaiah 4:5-6
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5 Then the Lord will create(A) over all of Mount Zion(B) and over those who assemble there a cloud of smoke by day and a glow of flaming fire by night;(C) over everything the glory[a](D) will be a canopy.(E) 6 It will be a shelter(F) and shade from the heat of the day, and a refuge(G) and hiding place from the storm(H) and rain.
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- Isaiah 4:5 Or over all the glory there
Exodus 40:34-38
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Exodus 40:34-38
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The Lord’s Glory Fills the Tabernacle
34 Then the cloud covered the Tabernacle, and the glory of the Lord filled the Tabernacle. 35 Moses could no longer enter the Tabernacle because the cloud had settled down over it, and the glory of the Lord filled the Tabernacle.
36 Now whenever the cloud lifted from the Tabernacle, the people of Israel would set out on their journey, following it. 37 But if the cloud did not rise, they remained where they were until it lifted. 38 The cloud of the Lord hovered over the Tabernacle during the day, and at night fire glowed inside the cloud so the whole family of Israel could see it. This continued throughout all their journeys.
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Exodus 40:34-38
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Exodus 40:34-38
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The Glory of the Lord
34 Then the cloud(A) covered the tent of meeting, and the glory(B) of the Lord filled the tabernacle. 35 Moses could not enter the tent of meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory(C) of the Lord filled the tabernacle.(D)
36 In all the travels of the Israelites, whenever the cloud lifted from above the tabernacle, they would set out;(E) 37 but if the cloud did not lift, they did not set out—until the day it lifted. 38 So the cloud(F) of the Lord was over the tabernacle by day, and fire was in the cloud by night, in the sight of all the Israelites during all their travels.
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