8195. 'And the pillar of cloud travelled from before them and stood behind them' means the Lord's presence protecting things of the will as it had previously protected those of the understanding. This is clear from the meaning of 'the pillar of cloud' as the Lord's presence, dealt with in 8110 (it was a group of angels in which the Lord was present); from the meaning of 'from before them' as the understanding part, and of 'behind them' as the will part, dealt with immediately above in 8194. The fact that protection is meant is self-evident.