Moses Parts the Red Sea: Bible Story
"And Moses said to the people,
"Fear not, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will
work for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall never see
again. The LORD will fight for you, and you have only to be silent." The
LORD said to Moses, "Why do you cry to me? Tell the people of Israel to go
forward. Lift up your staff, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide
it, that the people of Israel may go through the sea on dry ground. And I will
harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they shall go in after them, and I
will get glory over Pharaoh and all his host, his chariots, and his
horsemen." ~ Exodus 14:13-17
Moses is chosen by God to lead the Israelites out of slavery in
Egypt and into the land of Canaan, which God has promised to them.
Pharaoh then decides to seek the Israelites with chariots, and he catches
them at Pi-hahiroth. Moses is commanded by God to hold his staff out over
the water, and throughout the night a strong east wind divides the sea, and the
Israelites pass through with a wall of water on either side. The Egyptians
pursue, but at dawn, God clogs their chariot-wheels and throws them into a
panic, and with the return of the water the pharaoh and his entire army are
destroyed. When the Israelites see the power of God they put their faith in God
and in Moses and sing a song of praise to the Lord for the crossing of the sea.
"Then Moses stretched out his hand over the
sea, and the LORD drove the sea back by a strong east wind all night and made
the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. And the people of Israel went
into the midst of the sea on dry ground, the waters being a wall to them on
their right hand and on their left. The Egyptians pursued and went in after
them into the midst of the sea, all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his
horsemen. And in the morning watch the LORD in the pillar of fire and of cloud
looked down on the Egyptian forces and threw the Egyptian forces into a panic,
clogging their chariot wheels so that they drove heavily. And the Egyptians
said, "Let us flee from before Israel, for the LORD fights for them
against the Egyptians." ~ Exodus 14:21-25
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