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The word “wilderness” is used often in the Old Testament. The Israelites traveled through the wilderness after God rescued them from being slaves in Egypt (see: Exodus 13:18; 15:22; 16:1; 19:1-2). God forced the Israelites to live in the wilderness for forty years before they could enter the promised land. He did this because the Israelites sinned against him (see: Numbers 14:20-23, 34-35).
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David hid in the wilderness when King Saul tried to kill him (1 Samuel 23:14). The prophet Elijah hid in the wilderness when Jezebel tried to kill him (1 Kings 19:1-4).
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David hid in the wilderness when King Saul tried to kill him (see: 1 Samuel 23:14). The prophet Elijah hid in the wilderness when Jezebel tried to kill him (see: 1 Kings 19:1-4).
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Prophets said that when God punished a place, that place would become a wilderness (see: Isaiah 64:10). Prophets also said that when God blessed a place, he caused it to prosper. It was like he caused there to be water in a wilderness and caused plants to grow there (see: Isaiah 43:19-20; 51:3).
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