Exodus 13:11 says, And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, as he sware unto thee and to thy fathers, and shall give it thee,  God did not say if He brought the Israelites into Caanan, but when He did.  God does not say if He brings us into our heavenly home if we follow Christ, but when He does.  This promise had been made to Abraham, and it was a long time in being fulfilled, but it was always a certainty, because God had made the promise.  Verse twelve states, That thou shalt set apart unto the LORD all that openeth the matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males shall be the LORD’s.  All the first born males of the animals were to be set aside for God.  Verse thirteen adds, And every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break his neck: and all the firstborn of man among thy children shalt thou redeem.  There was  provision to redeem an ass by sacrificing a lamb instead, but if it wasn't redeemed it was to be destroyed.  The first born baby boy of the family could likewise be redeemed.  We are redeemed by the death of Christ on the cross, but if we don't accept His gift of salvation, we will still suffer spiritual death.  Verse fourteen continues, And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the LORD brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage:  God again told them to teach their children about the meaning of the feast, just as we today are to teach our children about the meaning of Christ's death on the cross.  Verse fifteen declares, And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the LORD slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast: therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all that openeth the matrix, being males; but all the firstborn of my children I redeem.  This was the explanation of why the people of Israel celebrated the Passover.  It was not just some meaningless ceremony, but was based on God's saving grace to the people of Israel, just as our worship of God should not be just some meaningless ritual.  Verse sixteen states, And it shall be for a token upon thine hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes: for by strength of hand the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt.  This was to be something that they constantly remembered, not just something that came up once a year.  We should constantly remember what God has done for us through His gift of salvation, and not just when we are at church.  Verse seventeen declares,, And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt:  God lead them peacefully through the land without going through the land of the Philistines, which would have been shorter, so that thy would not be tempted to return to Egypt.  We may not have peace in the world today after we accept Christ as our Savior and Lord, but God will lead us safely to Heaven, our promised land, so we should never be tempted to try and return to where we were spiritually before we accepted Christ.  Verse eighteen declares, But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt.  God lead them out with all their possessions by way of the Red Sea.  We cannot take our possessions when we go home to heaven, but God has promised that everything we need will already be there for us.  Vere nineteen states, And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he had straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you.  Moses took the bones of Joseph with him out of Egypt, as had been promised to Joseph all those year before.  Verse twenty adds, And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness.  They were finally on their way.  When we accept Christ as our Savior and Lord, we are on our way to our promised heavenly home from then on.  Vere twenty-one continues, And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:  Then verse twenty-two concludes, He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people.  God gave the people of Israel a physical sign of His presence with them day and night.  We today as followers of Christ do not have a physical sign of God's presence with us, but we have something much greater, and that is the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.