<P> A Pillar of Fire was one of the manifestations of the presence of the God of Israel in the Torah , the five books ascribed to Moses which conventionally appear at the beginning of the Bible 's Old Testament . According to Exodus , the pillar of fire provided light so that the Israelites could travel by night during the Exodus from Egypt ( perhaps at the time of the 18th Dynasty ; see dating of the Exodus ) . Scripture traditionally pairs a pillar of fire with the manifestation of the divine presence by day as the Pillar of Cloud . The combination meant that the Children of Israel `` could travel by day or night '' . YHWH , the God of the Bible , manifested himself in this pillar of fire or cloud in order to directly guide and comfort the Israelites while he rescued them from their Egyptian slavery . Throughout the Israelite 's time in the desert , traveling from Egypt to Canaan ( the Promised Land ) , YHWH continually used this pillar of fire and cloud to lead his people and to remind them of his presence . When the pillar of God moved forward , the people of Israel would pack up their camp and follow behind it . Similarly , when the pillar of God 's presence stopped , the Israelites would set up camp underneath it . The Levites would set up the Tabernacle of the Lord directly underneath the cloud of the Lord . This way , God 's presence was visibly in the center of the camp at all times . YHWH 's holy and awesome manifestation in the cloud among the people would inspire a righteous fear as well as a blessed assurance of their safety and favor . </P>
<P> A Pillar of Fire was one of the manifestations of the presence of the God of Israel in the Torah , the five books ascribed to Moses which conventionally appear at the beginning of the Bible 's Old Testament . According to Exodus , the pillar of fire provided light so that the Israelites could travel by night during the Exodus from Egypt ( perhaps at the time of the 18th Dynasty ; see dating of the Exodus ) . Scripture traditionally pairs a pillar of fire with the manifestation of the divine presence by day as the Pillar of Cloud . The combination meant that the Children of Israel `` could travel by day or night '' . YHWH , the God of the Bible , manifested himself in this pillar of fire or cloud in order to directly guide and comfort the Israelites while he rescued them from their Egyptian slavery . Throughout the Israelite 's time in the desert , traveling from Egypt to Canaan ( the Promised Land ) , YHWH continually used this pillar of fire and cloud to lead his people and to remind them of his presence . When the pillar of God moved forward , the people of Israel would pack up their camp and follow behind it . Similarly , when the pillar of God 's presence stopped , the Israelites would set up camp underneath it . The Levites would set up the Tabernacle of the Lord directly underneath the cloud of the Lord . This way , God 's presence was visibly in the center of the camp at all times . YHWH 's holy and awesome manifestation in the cloud among the people would inspire a righteous fear as well as a blessed assurance of their safety and favor . </P>
god lead the israelites with pillars of cloud and
god lead the israelites with pillars of cloud and
A Pillar of Fire
A Pillar of Fire