Whenever the cloud lifted, the people of Israel broke camp, and they set up camp again in the place where the cloud came down.

So the people of Israel did everything that the LORD had commanded Moses.

So Moses, Aaron, and all the people of Israel dedicated the Levites, as the LORD commanded Moses.

I foresee that Israel's future Will bring her no misfortune or trouble. The LORD their God is with them; They proclaim that he is their king.

God has brought them out of Egypt; He fights for them like a wild ox.

The Israelites had done all the work just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Moses did everything just as the LORD had commanded.

The Israelites moved their camp to another place only when the cloud lifted from the Tent.

As long as the cloud stayed there, they did not move their camp.

"When we were at Mount Sinai, the LORD our God said to us, 'You have stayed long enough at this mountain.

Break camp and move on. Go to the hill country of the Amorites and to all the surrounding regions---to the Jordan Valley, to the hill country and the lowlands, to the southern region, and to the Mediterranean coast. Go to the land of Canaan and on beyond the Lebanon Mountains as far as the great Euphrates River.

that we had spent enough time wandering about in those hills and that we should go north.

He told me to give you the following instructions 'You are about to go through the hill country of Edom, the territory of your distant relatives, the descendants of Esau. They will be afraid of you,

The LORD says, "I will teach you the way you should go; I will instruct you and advise you.

"This God is our God forever and ever; he will lead us for all time to come."

You guide me with your instruction and at the end you will receive me with honor.

You led your people like a shepherd, with Moses and Aaron in charge.

He led them by a straight road to a city where they could live.

You are my God; teach me to do your will. Be good to me, and guide me on a safe path.

Trust in the LORD with all your heart. Never rely on what you think you know.

Remember the LORD in everything you do, and he will show you the right way.

And when they came together, he gave them this order: "Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift I told you about, the gift my Father promised.