“Then the whole community of Israel set out from Elim, and journeyed into the wilderness of Sin.”<\/p>\n
Elim and the widerness of Sin were real places, but it almost sounds metaphorical. Elim was an oasis with seventy palm trees and twelve springs of fresh water. Sin was a barren wilderness.<\/p>\n
The people would much rather have stayed in Elim, especially had they known what lay ahead. But God was leading them. The God of Israel – the God of Moses – was determined to show his faithfulness to them, their physical circumstances notwithstanding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
“Then the whole community of Israel set out from Elim, and journeyed into the wilderness of Sin.” Elim and the widerness of Sin were real places, but it almost sounds metaphorical. Elim was an oasis with seventy palm trees and twelve springs of fresh water. Sin was a barren wilderness. The people would much rather … <\/p>\n