15:22–18:27 Review · Tests in the Wilderness: Neither the route of the Israelites to the mountain of God nor Mount Sinai itself can be identified with certainty, but the traditional location of the mountain in the southern part of the Sinai Peninsula is fitting. The region is rugged, far from the traveled northern routes across Sinai, and isolated from those routes by a barren and desolate wilderness. The Israelites’ journey is fraught with difficulties, and their faith is tested. Likewise they test God. The Israelites’ wilderness journey is mirrored in the lives of believers who have experienced profound joy in redemption only to be overwhelmed by the frustrations of life in a sinful world. The Israelites’ penchant for quickly forgetting God’s provision is a reminder that human nature has…