Exodus 14:15 – 31“Then the LORD said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to Me? Tell the Israelites to go forward. And as for you, lift up your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, so that the Israelites can go through the sea on dry ground. And I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them. Then I will gain honor by means of Pharaoh and all his army and chariots and horsemen. The Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I am honored through Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen.”
And the angel of God, who had gone before the camp of Israel, withdrew and went behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from before them and stood behind them, so that it came between the camps of Egypt and Israel. The cloud was there in the darkness, but it lit up the night. So all night long neither camp went near the other.
Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided, and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left. And the Egyptians chased after them—all Pharaoh’s horses, chariots, and horsemen—and followed them into the sea. At morning watch, however, the LORD looked down on the army of the Egyptians from the pillar of fire and cloud, and He threw their camp into confusion. He caused their chariot wheels to wobble, so that they had difficulty driving. “Let us flee from the Israelites,” said the Egyptians, “for the LORD is fighting for them against Egypt!” Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea, so that the waters may flow back over the Egyptians and their chariots and horsemen.” So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the sea returned to its normal state. While the Egyptians were retreating, the LORD swept them into the sea. The waters flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen—the entire army of Pharaoh that had chased the Israelites into the sea. Not one of them survived.
But the Israelites had walked through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left. That day the LORD saved Israel from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the shore. When Israel saw the great power that the LORD had exercised over the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and believed in Him and in His servant Moses.”
INCREDIBLE! ASTOUNDING! BEYOND ALL IMAGINING! There were at least 600,000 Israelite men, not mentioning women and children and the “mixed multitude,” plus all the flocks and herds. And yet, God cleared a path through the Red Sea so that all of these people and animals crossed over on dry land. Only after the last sheep or goat and the last Israelite had crossed over did God remove the pillar of fire between the Israelites and the Egyptians.
God confused the Egyptians and hardened their hearts. At no point did Pharaoh stop to think “Where did all that water go and when is it going to return to normal?” The confusion among the Egyptians is almost a bigger miracle than the parting of the water. It wasn’t until the chariot wheels began wobbling that somebody tumbled to the fact that they were in a precarious position, “For the Lord is fighting for them against Egypt!”
APPLICATION: Have you ever experienced a miraculous deliverance from a situation that seemed impossible? Several years ago, we were working with one organization who refused to accept our reports regarding individuals who were making demands to misuse funds and equipment. We felt pushed into a corner with no escape. Finally, God delivered us from that situation, helping us to temporarily get re-established in America until He moved us on to our next assignment. At the time, we weren’t very happy with the means of deliverance God used; but looking back, God brought us out of a nasty situation just in time. Those who followed us learned from our problems and were able to work far more effectively because of the things we had reported.
Are you trapped in an untenable situation? God is still a miracle – working God and He doesn’t play favorites. Ask God to help you, and then wait for His deliverance. But don’t be surprised if that deliverance has a different appearance than you expected.
PRAYER: Father God, thank you that you never fail! You never change! You are still mighty to save and you are still a strong deliverer! Lord, I lift up everyone reading this who feels caught somehow. Save them out of whatever messes they are in. In the mighty Name of King Jesus. Amen.
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