Ex 13:17-21. JOURNEY FROM EGYPT.
17. God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near, &c.--The shortest and most direct route from Egypt to Palestine was the usual caravan road that leads by Belbeis, El-Arish, to Ascalon and Gaza. The Philistines, who then possessed the latter, would have been sure to dispute their passage, for between them and the Israelites there was a hereditary feud (1Ch 7:21, 22); and so early a commencement of hostilities would have discouraged or dismayed the unwarlike band which Moses led. Their faith was to be exercised and strengthened, and from the commencement of their travels we observe the same careful proportion of burdens and trials to their character and state, as the gracious Lord shows to His people still in that spiritual journey of which the former was typical.
JFB.
Outline
1 The firstborn are to be sanctified to God
3 The memorial of the Passover is commanded
11 The firstlings of beasts are to be set apart
17 The Israelites go out of Egypt, and carry Joseph's bones with
them
20 They come to Etham
21 God guides them by a pillar of a cloud, and a pillar of fire.
Painting of Ancient Egyptian Landmarks by Roberts
Important Topics for Bible Study
Verse- Topic
1-2- God Commands All Firstborn Of Man And Beast To Be
Consecrated
3- The Children Of Israel Are To Remember The Day They Went
Forth Out Of Egypt
5-10- The Feast Of Unleavened Bread Is To Be Observed In The
Land Of Canaan
12- The Firstborn Of The Beasts Are To Be Set Apart For The Lord
15- The Purpose For Setting Apart The Beasts For The Lord
18- The Way God Led Them Into The Wilderness
19- Moses Carries Joseph's Bones Out Of Egypt To Be Buried In
The Land Of Canaan
20- Israel Encamps At Etham
21-22- The Lord Appears And Leads Them By A Pillar Of Cloud By
Day And A Pillar Of Fire By Night
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Map of the Nile River and Egypt
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Painting of the Ancient Nile River by Roberts
Ancient Customs
firstborn
openeth the womb
the month Abib
milk and honey
unleavened bread
memorial between thine eyes
law may be in thy mouth
ordinance
firstling
war
pillar of a cloud
pillar of fire
Ancient People
God, Moses, Joseph
the Canaanites
the Hittites
the Amorites
the Hivites
the Jebusites
the Philistines
Pharaoh
Geography
Egypt
the way of the land of the Philistines
Succoth
wilderness of the Red sea
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The Old Testament
Exodus Resources
Moses
and the Exodus
The Giving of the Law
The
Tabernacle
The Wilderness Wanderings