Exodus 13:22

22 The Pillar of Cloud by day and the Pillar of Fire by night never left the people.

Exodus 13:22 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 13:22

He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day
It always appeared in the daytime, and was a guide and shelter: nor the pillar of fire by night, [from] before the people;
this continued till they came through the wilderness to the borders of the land of Canaan, when they needed it no longer, and then it left them; for when they passed over Jordan the ark went before them, ( Joshua 3:6 ) .

Exodus 13:22 In-Context

20 They moved on from Succoth and then camped at Etham at the edge of the wilderness.
21 God went ahead of them in a Pillar of Cloud during the day to guide them on the way, and at night in a Pillar of Fire to give them light; thus they could travel both day and night.
22 The Pillar of Cloud by day and the Pillar of Fire by night never left the people.
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