Thematic Bible: Under God's guidance


Thematic Bible



The [presence of the] Lord was going before them by day in a pillar (column) of cloud to lead them along the way, and in a pillar of fire by night to give them light, so that they could travel by day and by night. Verse ConceptsClouds, Miraculous UsesPillar Of CloudFireTravelling With GodLife, Of FaithSymbolsTheophanyTravelDivine ManifestationsHoly Spirit, Types OfObelisksParticular JourneysGod Going BeforeGod Appearing In FireLight In The WorldDuring The DayLabour Day And NightGod Has GuidedNavigationCloud of gloryguidance



“And with a pillar of cloud You led them by day,
And with a pillar of fire by night
To light the way for them
In which they were to go.
Verse ConceptsDivine ManifestationsLight, NaturalPillarsObelisksGod Appearing In FireLight In The WorldDuring The DayGod Has GuidedNavigation


But God led His own people forward like sheep
And guided them in the wilderness like [a good shepherd with] a flock.
Verse ConceptsGod our ShepherdSheep

Then His people [seriously] remembered the days of old, of Moses and his people [and they said], Where is He Who brought [our fathers] up out of the [Red] Sea, with [Moses and the other] shepherds of His flock? Where is He Who put His Holy Spirit within their midst, Who caused His glorious arm to go at the right hand of Moses, dividing the waters before them, to make for Himself an everlasting name, Who led them through the depths, like a horse in the wilderness, so that they did not stumble? read more.
Like the cattle that go down into the valley [to find better pasturage, refuge, and rest], the Spirit of the Lord caused them to rest. So did You lead Your people [Lord] to make for Yourself a beautiful and glorious name [to prepare the way for the acknowledgment of Your name by all nations].