Thematic Bible: Was designed to
Thematic Bible
Cloud of glory » Was designed to » Guide israel
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 Concepts
You, in Your great mercy and compassion,
Did not abandon them in the wilderness;
The pillar of the cloud did not leave them by day,
To lead them in the way,
Nor the pillar of fire by night, to light for them the way they should go.
Cloud of glory » Was designed to » Cover the tabernacle
Then the cloud [the Shekinah, God’s visible, dwelling presence] covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory and brilliance of the Lord filled the tabernacle.
Verse Concepts
Now on the day that the tabernacle was erected, the cloud [of God’s presence] covered the tabernacle, that is, the tent of the Testimony; and in the evening it was over the tabernacle, appearing like [a pillar of] fire until the morning.
Verse Concepts
Cloud of glory » Was designed to » Defend israel
The angel of God, who had been going in front of the camp of Israel, moved and went behind them. The pillar of the cloud moved from in front and stood behind them.
Verse Concepts
The Lord spread a cloud as a covering [by day],
And a fire to illumine the night.
Cloud of glory » Was designed to » Shew light to israel
The Lord spread a cloud as a covering [by day],
And a fire to illumine the night.
In the daytime He led them with a cloud
And all the night with a light of fire.
Cloud of glory » Was designed to » Regulate the movements of israel
In all their journeys, whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the Israelites went onward; But if the cloud was not taken up, they did not journey on till the day that it was taken up.