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Then the Israelites did what Moses asked them to do. They went to their Egyptian neighbors and asked for clothing and things made from silver and gold.

The people did not have time to put yeast in their bread or make any special food for their journey. So they had to bake their bread without yeast.

The Israelites had lived in Egypt for 430 years.

The Lord told Moses and Aaron, "These are the rules for Passover: No foreigner is allowed to eat the Passover meal.

The same rules are for everyone. It doesn't matter if they are citizens or foreigners living among you."

"For seven days, you must eat only bread without yeast. On the seventh day there will be a great festival to show honor to the Lord .

So for seven days, you must not eat any bread made with yeast. There must be no bread with yeast any place in your land.

So God led them another way through the desert by the Red Sea. The Israelites were dressed for war when they left Egypt.

Moses carried the bones of Joseph with him. Before Joseph died, he made the Israelites promise to do this for him. He said, "When God saves you, remember to carry my bones with you out of Egypt."

When the Israelites saw Pharaoh and his army coming toward them, they were very frightened and cried to the Lord for help.

We told you this would happen! In Egypt we said, ‘Please don't bother us. Let us stay and serve the Egyptians.' It would have been better for us to stay and be slaves than to come out here and die in the desert."

You will not have to do anything but stay calm. The Lord will do the fighting for you."

In this way the cloud stood between the Egyptians and the Israelites. There was light for the Israelites. But there was darkness for the Egyptians. So the Egyptians did not come any closer to the Israelites that night.

The wheels of the chariots became stuck. It was very hard to control the chariots. The Egyptians shouted, "Let's get out of here! The Lord is fighting against us. He is fighting for the Israelites."

"The enemy said, ‘I'll chase them and catch them. I'll take all their riches. I'll take it all with my sword. I'll take everything for myself.'

Moses led the Israelites away from the Red Sea and into the desert of Shur. They traveled for three days in the desert. They could not find any water.

So Moses called to the Lord , and the Lord showed him a large piece of wood. When Moses put the wood in the water, the water became good to drink. There the Lord put in place a law and a command for him and tested him to see if he would obey.

Then the Lord said to Moses, "I will cause food to fall from the sky. This food will be for you to eat. Every day the people should go out and gather the food they need that day. I will do this to see if they will do what I tell them.

Every day the people will gather only enough food for one day. But on Friday, when the people prepare their food, they will see that they have enough food for two days."

The Lord says, ‘Each of you should gather what you need, a basket of manna for everyone in your family.'"