"G.P.S.- God's Positioning System" (Exodus 13:17-22)

When the Israelites left Egypt, God did not take them the shortest path to the Promised Land.  Instead, He took them by the way of the wilderness of the Red Sea.  God had His reasons although they probably didn't make sense to them at the time.   However, God reminded them of His constant presence with the cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night.