Exodus 14:19 (DRB)

Passage

And the angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel, removing, went behind them: and together with him the pillar of the cloud, leaving the forepart,

Nearby Context

Exodus 14:17 And I will harden the heart of the Egyptians to pursue you: and I will be glorified in Pharao, and in all his host, and in his chariots and in his horsemen.

Exodus 14:18 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall be glorified in Pharao, and in his chariots, and in his horsemen.

Exodus 14:19 And the angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel, removing, went behind them: and together with him the pillar of the cloud, leaving the forepart,

Exodus 14:20 Stood behind, between the Egyptians' camp and the camp of Israel: and it was a dark cloud, and enlightening the night, so that they could not come at one another all the night.

Exodus 14:21 And when Moses had stretched forth his hand over the sea, the Lord took it away by a strong and burning wind blowing all the night, and turned it into dry ground: and the water was divided.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "angel", "went", "before", "camp", "israel", "removing", and "behind". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "angel" and "went", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "And the Egyptians shall know that I..." into verse 20's "Stood behind between the Egyptians' camp and...", so "angel" and "went" belong inside that flow. In Exodus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "angel" and "went" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.