Numbers 33:5-15 Journeys

 Numbers 33:5-15 Journeys

5The Israelites set out from Rameses and camped at Succoth.
6They set out from Succoth and camped at Etham, on the edge of the wilderness.
7They set out from Etham and turned back to Pi-hahiroth, opposite Baal-zephon, and they camped near Migdol.
8They set out from Pi-hahirothb and crossed through the sea, into the wilderness, and they journeyed three days into the Wilderness of Etham and camped at Marah. 9They set out from Marah and came to Elim, where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees, and they camped there.
10They set out from Elim and camped by the Red Sea.c
11They set out from the Red Sea and camped in the Desert of Sin.d
12They set out from the Desert of Sin and camped at Dophkah.
13They set out from Dophkah and camped at Alush.
14They set out from Alush and camped at Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink.
15They set out from Rephidim and camped in the Wilderness of Sinai.

Journeys
“This portion of the journey took them more than a year, but most of the time was not spent traveling, but in receiving the law at Mount Sinai.” (Guzik)

Why so long? They were walking, upwards of 2.2 million people with their belongings.
But this was just the beginning of their Journeys and because of sin the Lord will add 40 years to their “wandering in the wilderness”.

“Sin will take you farther than you want to go, keep you longer than you want to stay, and cost you more than you want to pay. -". ― R Zaccharias
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