The Exodus
Out of slavery, through the sea, to the mountain of God — Israel's road from Egypt to the edge of the promised land.
The night of Passover
At midnight, judgment falls on Egypt and Pharaoh finally lets go. Six hundred thousand leave Rameses, the city they built as slaves, their dough still unleavened.
Pillar of cloud and fire
Succoth is the first camp on the way out. God himself leads the column — a pillar of cloud by day and of fire by night, never leaving its place before the people.
Water divided
Trapped between Pharaoh's chariots and the sea, Israel is told to stand still. The sea opens, a nation walks through on dry ground, and the army that follows drowns.
Twelve springs at Elim
Three days into the wilderness the water is bitter, and the people are already grumbling. God sweetens Marah — then brings them to Elim, twelve springs and seventy palm trees.
Bread from heaven
A month out of Egypt, in the wilderness of Sin, the food runs out. In the morning the desert floor is covered with something thin and flaky — manna, bread from heaven, six days a week for forty years.
Water from the rock
No water at Rephidim, and the people are ready to stone Moses. God stands before him on the rock at Horeb; struck, it pours out water. Then Amalek attacks — and loses while Moses' hands are held high.
The ten words
Fire, smoke, and a trumpet sounding louder and louder: God descends on Mount Sinai and speaks the ten words that have shaped the world ever since.
The turning point
From Kadesh-barnea go twelve spies, for forty days, returning with one giant cluster of grapes. Ten see only giants; two see God. Unbelief costs a generation the land.
The view from Pisgah
Moses climbs Mount Nebo alone, and God shows him the whole land, Gilead to the far sea. He sees it, he does not enter it, and he dies there with his eye not dim.