Exodus 13:21 And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night: 22 He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people.
Because the scriptures must be studied line upon line and precept upon precept, we will need to find out what some of these stated perplexities are, for the Bible does not leave us guessing. As we have studied before, God does not work a miracle if it is not needed, and thus, if we were to see Him doing something out of the ordinary, it will be because a dire need has arisen somewhere.
Here in this passage, we see The Lord providing not some arbitrary miracle for no reason, but shielding the people from the extremes of heat and cold that are characteristic of desert climates. Very wild swings in temperatures do take place in the desert, from well over one hundred degrees during the day to the low 30s or 40s at night, and thus, God was miraculously protecting His people from excessive heat and cold.
Here again, in the following passages, we observe God working a miracle to provide that which would have become necessary for His people, who refuse to bow to the beast and his image. Because of the then existing mandate to worship the beast, or face the severest economic sanctions, the faithful would be entirely cut off from buying and selling, and thus, the miracles to provide bread and water would have become necessary.
Isaiah 33:16 He shall dwell on high: his place of defense shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!