The Exodus
As God directed Moses to lead the Israelites out of Egypt, He guided
them by a cloud during the day and a pillar of fire at night.
The pharaoh changed his mind about letting his slaves go, so he sent an
army to capture the Israelites. He caught up with them at the Red Sea
shore. But God pushed back the waters and made a path on dry land. The
Israelites passed through the walls of water to the other side, but
when the Egyptians tried to come through, God caused the walls of sea
water to fall on them. The Egyptians drowned, but God's people were
saved.
As the Israelites traveled through the desert, they began to complain
about their food. So God sent food from heaven. In the morning he sent
sweet flakes of bread called "manna". Each day the people gathered only
enough food for that one day. God sent new food every day. When they
asked for meat, quail covered their camp and they were able to catch
the birds for food.
The Israelites once camped at a place where there was no water. They
complained to Moses. The people and the cattle were very thirsty. Moses
asked God what to do, and God told him to take his walking stick and
hit the rock. When Moses did this, lots of cool water poured from the
rock! The people had all they wanted.
On another occasion God told Moses to speak to the rock, but
Moses in anger struck the rock. Water came forth for the people to
drink, but God was not pleased because Moses had disobeyed, and he
later suffered the consequences of his disobedience. He was not
permitted to enter into the land of Canaan with his people.