The five events that happened on the journey of the Israelites from Egypt back to the promised land of Canaan were the ten plagues, the pillar of cloud and fire, the parting of the Red Sea, providing manna and quail for food, the Ten Commandments for the people.
Explanation:
In the Old Testament Book of the Bible, the Israelites were in captivity in the land of Egypt after the seven years famine. And with the birth of Moses and his encounter with God, the Israelites were to be released and taken back to the land that God had promised to deliver them.
The events that occurred from and during the Israelites' trip from the land of the Egyptians to the promised land are a means to show how strong and great the god of the Israelites is. Some of the events that occurred in between the journey are-
1. The ten plagues.
As seen in the book of Exodus, God brought the plagues to make known his power and also to torture Pharoah into submitting to Him. The ten plagues are blood (Exodus 7:14-22), frogs (Exodus 7:25-8:15), lice and wild animals (Exodus 8), pestilence of livestock, boils and thunderstorms (Exodus 9), locusts, darkness for three days (Exodus 10) and death of every firstborn (Exodus 11).
2. The pillar of cloud by day and fire by night
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God provided a pillar of cloud by day and fire by night to accompany the Israelites on their journey to Canaan. Exodus 13:21 and 22 says
"By day the Lord went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light so that they could travel by day or night. Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left its place in front of the people."
3. The parting of the Red Sea
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The Red Sea was parted to allow the Israelites to pass through to the other side while the Egyptians were after them in chariots. This is seen in the book of Exodus chapter 14. Verse 21 and 22 says
"Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the Lord drove the sea back with a strong east wind and turned it into dry land. The waters were divided, and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with a wall of water on their right and on their left."
4. Providing them with manna and quail for food.
Exodus 16 mentions God providing them with manna from the sky for food and quail for meat. Verse 13 and 14 says
"That evening quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp. When the dew was gone, thin flakes like frost on the ground appeared on the desert floor."
5. Giving the Ten Commandments to the people to follow.
Exodus 19 reveals God giving the Ten Commandments to Moses at Mount Sinai. These commandments were to be followed by the people to lead a life worthy of Him.
Exodus 20 verse 3- 17 says
“You shall have no other gods before[a] me.
“You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.
You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.
“You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.
“Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns.
For in six days, the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
“Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
“You shall not murder.
“You shall not commit adultery.
“You shall not steal.
“You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
