From the Red Sea the hosts of Israel again set forth on their journey, under the guidance of the pillar of cloud. The scene around them was most dreary--bare, desolate-looking mountains, barren plains, and the sea stretching far away, its shores strewn with the bodies of their enemies; yet they were full of joy in the consciousness of freedom, and every thought of discontent was hushed.

Dette kapitel er bygget op over 2 Mos 15,22-27; 16-18
Fra Det røde Hav drog Israels hærskarer videre på deres rejse under skystøttens ledelse. Landskabet omkring dem var meget trist: nøgne golde bjerge, øde sletter og et vidtstrakt hav, hvis bredder var dækket af deres fjenders lig. Men bevidstheden om friheden fyldte dem med glæde, og al misfornøjelse blev bragt til tavshed.