Then he led his people out like a shepherd and guided them through the desert.

Then he led the Israelites out; they carried silver and gold, and all of them were healthy and strong.

On that day the LORD brought the Israelite tribes out of Egypt.

Moses said to the people, "Remember this day---the day on which you left Egypt, the place where you were slaves. This is the day the LORD brought you out by his great power. No leavened bread is to be eaten.

When the king of Egypt let the people go, God did not take them by the road that goes up the coast to Philistia, although it was the shortest way. God thought, "I do not want the people to change their minds and return to Egypt when they see that they are going to have to fight."

Samuel continued, "The LORD is the one who chose Moses and Aaron and who brought your ancestors out of Egypt.

When Jacob and his family went to Egypt and the Egyptians oppressed them, your ancestors cried to the LORD for help, and he sent Moses and Aaron, who brought them out of Egypt and settled them in this land.