Read Exodus 14:19-31
19 The
angel of God, who had been in front of the army of Israel, moved and went to
the rear. The pillar of cloud also moved until it was 20between the
Egyptians and the Israelites. The cloud made it dark for the Egyptians, but
gave light to the people of Israel,n and so the armies could not come near
each other all night.
21 Moses
held out his hand over the sea, and the Lord
drove the sea back with a strong east wind. It blew all night and turned the
sea into dry land. The water was divided, 22and the Israelites went
through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on both sides. 23The
Egyptians pursued them and went after them into the sea with all their horses,
chariots, and drivers. 24Just before dawn the Lord looked down from the pillar of fire
and cloud at the Egyptian army and threw them into a panic. 25He
made the wheels of their chariots get stuck, so that they moved with great
difficulty. The Egyptians said, “The Lord
is fighting for the Israelites against us. Let’s get out of here!”
26 The
Lord said to Moses, “Hold out your
hand over the sea, and the water will come back over the Egyptians and their
chariots and drivers.” 27So Moses held out his hand over the sea,
and at daybreak the water returned to its normal level. The Egyptians tried to
escape from the water, but the Lord
threw them into the sea. 28The water returned and covered the
chariots, the drivers, and all the Egyptian army that had followed the
Israelites into the sea; not one of them was left. 29But the
Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on both
sides.
30 On
that day the Lord saved the people
of Israel from the Egyptians, and the Israelites saw them lying dead on the
seashore. 31When the Israelites saw the great power with which the Lord had defeated the Egyptians, they
stood in awe of the Lord; and they
had faith in the Lord and in his
servant Moses.
Think
Moses stretched his staff
over the water, but the LORD parted it! (Verse 21)
It is not in our own power
that we are able to face the challenges of life.
Pray
Lord, all I can do is pray
and ask for your help.
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