Command (or Give an order) #2

Explaining things in simple ways is my favorite way of learning. Bibles and commentaries for kids taught me a lot. Sometimes I think of a cartoon series called The Flying House ( want to see Youtube?) I watched with my kids sometimes. I try to put myself in situations in the Bible. Sometimes I can see things more clearly.

In Leviticus 6, the LORD told Moses to keep the fire going on the alter (verse 9). This is the group of people who are used to seeing and following the fire at night and cloud (different, but looks like smoke -- something white in the sky) during the day.


Exodus 13:21-22 (English Standard Version)

21And(A) the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead them along the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, that they might travel by day and by night. 22The pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night did not depart from before the people.

Now they are staying in one spot and they still see the fire at night and white stuff in the sky during the day. If I were used to going through the desert by the fire and the cloud, I would think that my eyes would associate the fire and the cloud with God's holy presence. Interesting, I thought.