CROSSING THE RED SEA

 In Exodus 14, we find Israel in one of her most dire moments of crisis. The Egyptians were filled with deep grief and anger, derived from the fact that the Israelites had left Egypt and their God had brought horrible disasters on their land. 

The death of their firstborn including the firstborn of Pharaoh himself had finally broken his heart and he regretted letting Isreal go. He said to his servants "Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us?"[Ex 14:5].

Pharaoh immediately got ready his army consisting of over 600 chariots and they pursued the people of Israel all the way to the Red Sea. The children of Israel were between the proverbial "rock and a hard place." In front of them stretched an impassable sea and behind them marched the Egyptian chariots. When the people looked up and saw the pursuing host of the Egyptians, they were filled with panic and terror and they began to grumble.

They began to criticize Moses and by implication, God himself. They said to Moses "Is it because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness?...is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? for it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness."[Ex 14 :11&12]

The children of Israel were so cowardly, so small-souled and so quick to doubt. They mumured about their own salvation because the process was not going as smoothly as they expected, but God was patient with them. When God saw the murmuring of the people against Moses, He spoke through Moses saying "Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD...the Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace."[Ex 14:13 &14]

Then the lord moved the pillar of cloud which was before the children of Israel backward so that it stood in between the camp of Israel and the camp of the Egyptians. The pillar of cloud turned to darkness unto the Egyptians, holding them stagnant but it gave light by night to the camp of Israel. 

In what is one of the most amazing miracles recorded in the scriptures, God caused the waters of the Red Sea to stand up on either side, creating a passage for safe journey through the midst of the sea, and Israel walked through on dry ground. Not even mud would stick to their shoes as they passed through the bottom of the sea.

Then Pharaoh and his chariots pursued Israelites to the midst of the sea and the lord commanded Moses to stretch out his hand over the sea. Moses stretched forth his hand upon the sea and the water returned to its state. The two walls of the water came upon them and swallowed them up, everyone of them were drowned in the current. 

This event is a typical demonstration of the deliverance power of God upon his people. God will always rescue his helpless people and he will do whatever it takes to do that. Thanks for reading and bye for now