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36 Now whenever the cloud lifted from the Tabernacle, the people of Israel would set out on their journey, following it.

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36 In all the travels of the Israelites, whenever the cloud lifted from above the tabernacle, they would set out;(A)

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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.

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19 “Because of your great compassion you did not abandon(A) them in the wilderness. By day the pillar of cloud(B) did not fail to guide them on their path, nor the pillar of fire by night to shine on the way they were to take.

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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.

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17 Whenever the cloud lifted from above the tent, the Israelites set out;(A) wherever the cloud settled, the Israelites encamped.(B)

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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. 22 And the Lord did not remove the pillar of cloud or pillar of fire from its place in front of the people.

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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. 22 Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left(C) its place in front of the people.

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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.

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Footnotes

  1. 10:1 Greek brothers.

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)

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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.

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39 He spread out a cloud(A) as a covering,
    and a fire to give light at night.(B)

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14 In the daytime he led them by a cloud,
    and all night by a pillar of fire.

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14 He guided them with the cloud by day
    and with light from the fire all night.(A)

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17 “To remove the defilement, put some of the ashes from the burnt purification offering in a jar, and pour fresh water over them. 18 Then someone who is ceremonially clean must take a hyssop branch and dip it into the water. That person must sprinkle the water on the tent, on all the furnishings in the tent, and on the people who were in the tent; also on the person who touched a human bone, or touched someone who was killed or who died naturally, or touched a grave. 19 On the third and seventh days the person who is ceremonially clean must sprinkle the water on those who are defiled. Then on the seventh day the people being cleansed must wash their clothes and bathe themselves, and that evening they will be cleansed of their defilement.

20 “But those who become defiled and do not purify themselves will be cut off from the community, for they have defiled the sanctuary of the Lord. Since the water of purification has not been sprinkled on them, they remain defiled. 21 This is a permanent law for the people. Those who sprinkle the water of purification must afterward wash their clothes, and anyone who then touches the water used for purification will remain defiled until evening. 22 Anything and anyone that a defiled person touches will be ceremonially unclean until evening.”

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17 “For the unclean person, put some ashes(A) from the burned purification offering into a jar and pour fresh water(B) over them. 18 Then a man who is ceremonially clean is to take some hyssop,(C) dip it in the water and sprinkle(D) the tent and all the furnishings and the people who were there. He must also sprinkle anyone who has touched a human bone or a grave(E) or anyone who has been killed or anyone who has died a natural death. 19 The man who is clean is to sprinkle(F) those who are unclean on the third and seventh days, and on the seventh day he is to purify them.(G) Those who are being cleansed must wash their clothes(H) and bathe with water, and that evening they will be clean. 20 But if those who are unclean do not purify themselves, they must be cut off from the community, because they have defiled(I) the sanctuary of the Lord.(J) The water of cleansing has not been sprinkled on them, and they are unclean.(K) 21 This is a lasting ordinance(L) for them.

“The man who sprinkles the water of cleansing must also wash his clothes, and anyone who touches the water of cleansing will be unclean till evening. 22 Anything that an unclean(M) person touches becomes unclean, and anyone who touches it becomes unclean till evening.”

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33 They marched for three days after leaving the mountain of the Lord, with the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant moving ahead of them to show them where to stop and rest. 34 As they moved on each day, the cloud of the Lord hovered over them. 35 And whenever the Ark set out, Moses would shout, “Arise, O Lord, and let your enemies be scattered! Let them flee before you!” 36 And when the Ark was set down, he would say, “Return, O Lord, to the countless thousands of Israel!”

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33 So they set out(A) from the mountain of the Lord and traveled for three days. The ark of the covenant of the Lord(B) went before them during those three days to find them a place to rest.(C) 34 The cloud of the Lord was over them by day when they set out from the camp.(D)

35 Whenever the ark set out, Moses said,

“Rise up,(E) Lord!
    May your enemies be scattered;(F)
    may your foes flee before you.(G)(H)

36 Whenever it came to rest, he said,

“Return,(I) Lord,
    to the countless thousands of Israel.(J)

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The Israelites Leave Sinai

11 In the second year after Israel’s departure from Egypt—on the twentieth day of the second month[a]—the cloud lifted from the Tabernacle of the Covenant.[b] 12 So the Israelites set out from the wilderness of Sinai and traveled on from place to place until the cloud stopped in the wilderness of Paran.

13 When the people set out for the first time, following the instructions the Lord had given through Moses,

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Footnotes

  1. 10:11a This day in the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar occurred in late April, May, or early June.
  2. 10:11b Or Tabernacle of the Testimony.

The Israelites Leave Sinai

11 On the twentieth day of the second month of the second year,(A) the cloud lifted(B) from above the tabernacle of the covenant law.(C) 12 Then the Israelites set out from the Desert of Sinai and traveled from place to place until the cloud came to rest in the Desert of Paran.(D) 13 They set out, this first time, at the Lord’s command through Moses.(E)

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19 For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation. 20 So we are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead, “Come back to God!”

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19 that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them.(A) And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. 20 We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors,(B) as though God were making his appeal through us.(C) We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.(D)

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