Exodus 13:21 - Exposition

The Lord went before them . From Succoth at any rate; perhaps even on the journey from Rameses to Succoth. In a pillar of cloud . The pillar was seen—the presence of Jehovah, though unseen, was believed to be in it, and to move it. To go by day and night . Or, "so that they might march both by day and by night." Night marches are generally preferred by Orientals on account of the great heat of the days. The night-marches of the Israelites are again mentioned in Numbers 9:21 .