^10 (A)So I led them out of the land of Egypt and brought them into the wilderness.

^2 (A)“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

Bitter Water Made Sweet

²² Then Moses made Israel set out from the Red Sea, and they went into the wilderness of ^(A)Shur. They went three days in the wilderness and found no water.

¹⁷ And ^(A)I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they shall go in after them, and ^(B)I will get glory over Pharaoh and all his host, his chariots, and his horsemen. ¹⁸ And the Egyptians ^(C)shall know that I am the Lord, ^(D)when I have gotten glory over Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen.”

^19 (E)Then the angel of God who was going before the host of Israel moved and went behind them, and the pillar of cloud moved from before them and stood behind them, ²⁰ coming between the host of Egypt and the host of Israel. And there was the cloud and the darkness. And it lit up the night^[a] without one coming near the other all night.

²¹ Then Moses ^(F)stretched out his hand over the sea, and the Lord drove the sea back by ^(G)a strong east wind all night and ^(H)made the sea dry land, and the waters were ^(I)divided. ²² And ^(J)the people of Israel went into the midst of the sea on dry ground, the waters being ^(K)a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.

Pillars of Cloud and Fire

¹⁷ When Pharaoh let the people go, God did ^(A)not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near. For God said, “Lest the people ^(B)change their minds when they see war and return to Egypt.” ¹⁸ But God ^(C)led the people around by the way of the wilderness toward the Red Sea. And the people of Israel went up out of the land of Egypt equipped for battle.