From 2b9d11955cb562fffd2662fd56deeef7a0e9d907 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: JohnH Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 20:02:21 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Applied Jean's edits --- articles/wilderness.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/articles/wilderness.md b/articles/wilderness.md index f06164b..40c1bc8 100644 --- a/articles/wilderness.md +++ b/articles/wilderness.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Sometimes the word “wilderness” is used to talk about a desert. A desert is 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). -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). +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). 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).