In Exodus 18, Moses is visited by his father-in-law, Jethro, who advises him to share his heavy load of serving as judge before the people. Moses listened to Jethro and accepted his suggestions, selecting capable trustworthy men who fear God, who would serve as judges for the people , and would bring only the difficult issues to Moses. Moses also taught the people the decrees and laws, showing them the way to live, so that they would not always need to bring their disputes to the judges.

In Exodus 17, the Israelites complained again to Moses. They grumbled about the lack of water and Moses responded, "Why do you put the Lord to the test?". The Lord told Moses to take his staff and strike the rocks and water came out for the people to drink. The Lord provided for them again and continued to be faithful to His people. When the Amalekites came and attacked, Moses sent Joshua with his men to fight them. Then Moses went up to the top of a hillside and held up his hands towards God, trusting in Him again for deliverance. As long as Moses held up his hands, the Israelites prevailed and were winning the battle with the Amalekites, so Aaron and Hur held up his arms when he grew tired, so that his hands remained steady until Joshua overcame the Amalekite army. Afterwards, Moses recorded the battle account on a scroll as something to be remembered and also built an alter, calling it "The Lord is my Banner", for "hands were lifted up to the throne of the Lord".

In Exodus 16, the Israelites grumbled about not having enough food, so the Lord said to Moses "I will rain down bread" . Moses reminded the people that it was God who delivered them in Egypt and that in the morning the glory of the Lord would again be seen and He would provide for their needs. God gave them instructions , testing their obedience, in regard to the gathering of food each day. They were to gather twice as much on the sixth day, since there would be none available to gather on the seventh day. Also, they were told not to keep any for the next day, except for on the sixth day. The Lord also provided meat each evening, sending quail to them each day at twilight. Some of the people wend out to gather on the seventh day, so the Lord said to Moses "How long will you refuse to keep my commands and my instructions?"

Exodus 15 starts with a song to the Lord, in which Moses and the Israelites praise Him for their deliverance and His glory which was displayed in their rescue from Pharaoh's army. Then as they traveled from the Red Sea into the desert, they did not have water for 3 days. They cried out to the Lord and He provided water for them to drink. God said to them, "If you listen carefully to the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in His eyes, if you pay attention to His commands and keep all His decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, who heals you." God then led them to Elim, where there was shelter and water and they camped there.

In Exodus 14, Moses lead the Israelites to camp by the sea near Migdol, just as the Lord had instructed. This was part of God’s plan to gain glory for Himself, since Pharaoh would bring his army against them there, thinking he had them “hemmed in” by the sea. Pharaoh’s heart was still hardened as he continued to pursue the Israelites, but God said, “I will gain glory for myself through Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord”. The Israelites were terrified when they saw Pharaoh’s army marching after them, but Moses said to them “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today.” Using Moses’ outstretched hand over the sea, God divided the water so that the Israelites could go through on dry ground, for “the Lord drove the sea back with a strong east wind and turned it into dry land” with a wall of water on the right and left. As the Egyptians pursued them, God “threw them into confusion” and “made the wheels of their chariots come off so that they had difficulty driving”. The Egyptians said, “Let’s get away from the Israelites! The Lord is fighting for them against Egypt.” Then the Lord, through Moses’ outstretched hands, made the sea waters flow back over the Egyptian army as they pursued the Israelites and the entire army of Pharaoh was swept into the sea without any survivors. “That day the Lord saved Israel (again) from the hands of the Egyptians...and when the Israelites saw the great power the Lord displayed ..., the people feared the Lord and put their trust in Him”.

Exodus 13 is about the establishment of an annual festival, celebrating what the Lord did for the Israelites, "with the power of His mighty hand, the Lord brought us out of Egypt". Part of the annual event would include the dedication of every firstborn among the Israelites to the Lord, so in this way they would always remember how the Lord had rescued them from their slavery in Egypt. When they left, Moses brought the bones of Joseph, since Joseph had said "God will certainly come to help you. When he does, you must take my bones with you from this place." When the Israelites left, "the Lord went ahead of them and guided them" leading them day and night through the wilderness.

Exodus 12 is the account of the last plague and the eventual "exodus" of the Israelites. The Lord gave Moses and Aaron lots of specific instructions as to the proper timing and details of how they must prepare a lamb for the "passover". They were told to "take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the door frames of the houses where they eat the lambs". And the blood would be a sign for the Lord to pass over, when He goes throughout Egypt striking down every firstborn in judgment of Egypt. This occurred on the fourteen day of the first month, just as the Lord had said, and there was "loud wailing in Egypt, for there was not an (Egyptian) house without someone dead". Pharaoh summoned Moses and said, "Leave my people, you and the Israelites! Go, worship the Lord as you have requested". God had seen the misery of His people and rescued them, and the Israelites journeyed out of Egypt that night.