Scriptures

New King James Version (NKJV)

Exodus 13
²⁰ So they took their journey from Succoth and camped in Etham at the edge of the wilderness.
²¹ And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so as to go by day and night.
²² He did not take away the pillar of cloud by day or the pillar of fire by night from before the people.
Exodus 14
¹ Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
² "Speak to the children of Israel, that they turn and camp before Pi Hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, opposite Baal Zephon; you shall camp before it by the sea.
³ For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, ’They are bewildered by the land; the wilderness has closed them in.’
⁴ Then I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, so that he will pursue them; and I will gain honor over Pharaoh and over all his army, that the Egyptians may know that I am the Lord." And they did so.
⁵ Now it was told the king of Egypt that the people had fled, and the heart of Pharaoh and his servants was turned against the people; and they said, "Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us?"
⁶ So he made ready his chariot and took his people with him.
⁷ Also, he took six hundred choice chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt with captains over every one of them.
⁸ And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued the children of Israel; and the children of Israel went out with boldness.