March 10, 1996 Text: "...the whole congregation of Israelites journeyed by stages." Exodus 17:1 Exodus 17:1-17 A family gathers around the kitchen table one evening while on vacation at a resort area in Texas on the Gulf of Mexico. One member of the family complains: "Why'd we come here anyway? I like hiking and biking, not sitting in the sand and getting blistered from the hot sun. " Another joins in: "Yeah, there's not a movie theater for miles around. What are we supposed to do while we 're here?" A child moans: "I wanted to bring a friend [READ MORE]