Cloud Camping
“Whether it was two days, a month, or a year that the cloud remained above the tabernacle, the children of Israel would remain encamped and not journey; but when it was taken up, they would journey. At the command of the Lord they remained encamped, and at the command of the Lord they journeyed; they kept the charge of the Lord, at the command of the Lord by the hand of Moses.” Numbers 9:22-23 NKJV If the relevance of the cloud to the children of Israel had been limited to protection and covering from the heat of the sun, the construction of a special canopy would have been initiated. Whereas, cloud camping is intentionally coupled with the commandment of the Lord for double assurance and the presentation of the presence of the Lord. Everyone knows how easy it is for the flesh to settle down at the treatment of comfort and high standard of living. Without the cloud camping initiative, it would have been difficult for Moses to get the children of Israel moving again at every...