Israel goes from 400 years of bondage, to supernatural deliverance and defeat of her enemies, to now 40 years in the desert. Is this a cruel joke of God or an act of love? God leads Israel into the wilderness so he might further deliver His people–and the wilderness is perfect setting for that work. The wilderness is desolate, sparse–where life can barely be sustained; but it also the place where we learn to live. In this section of the Life of Moses we learn the reason for the wilderness, the temptation of the wilderness and the provision in the wilderness.