Exodus 14:15-31 Click here for Bible Verses
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Today’s passage is Exodus 14:15-31. Let’s go!
Exodus 14:15-22 (NIV)
15 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to move on.
16 Raise your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea to divide the water so that the Israelites can go through the sea on dry ground.
17 I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them. And I will gain glory through Pharaoh and all his army, through his chariots and his horsemen.
18 The Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I gain glory through Pharaoh, his chariots and his horsemen.”
19 Then the angel of God, who had been traveling in front of Israel’s army, withdrew and went behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from in front and stood behind them,
20 coming between the armies of Egypt and Israel. Throughout the night the cloud brought darkness to the one side and light to the other side; so neither went near the other all night long.
21 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove the sea back with a strong east wind and turned it into dry land. The waters were divided,
22 and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with a wall of water on their right and on their left.
On verses 15-22: In arguably the most incredible scene in all the Old Testament, God parts the seas so that the Israelites can walk right through to safety on the other side, with a wall of water on their right and left. Get ready for THRIVE Church online today (www.thrivechurch.ca/online) as we take a close look at this passage together. You don’t want to miss this powerful message!
Exodus 14:23-31 (NIV)
23 The Egyptians pursued them, and all Pharaoh’s horses and chariots and horsemen followed them into the sea.
24 During the last watch of the night the LORD looked down from the pillar of fire and cloud at the Egyptian army and threw it into confusion.
25 He made the wheels of their chariots come off so that they had difficulty driving. And the Egyptians said, “Let’s get away from the Israelites! The LORD is fighting for them against Egypt.”
26 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.”
27 Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the sea went back to its place. The Egyptians were fleeing toward it, and the LORD swept them into the sea.
28 The water flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen–the entire army of Pharaoh that had followed the Israelites into the sea. Not one of them survived.
29 But the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with a wall of water on their right and on their left.
30 That day the LORD saved Israel from the hands of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians lying dead on the shore.
31 And when the Israelites saw the great power the LORD displayed against the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and put their trust in him and in Moses his servant.
On verses 23-31: When the Egyptian army follows the Israelites into the parted Red Sea, God causes the water to flow back in and cover Egyptian army, killing them all.
What God did for the Israelites crossing the Red Sea points toward what God would later do for us. Like a vast and deep ocean, our sins separated us from God and heaven. On our own we would drown in that ocean if we tried to cross it. But through Christ’s death on the cross for our sins and His resurrection from death, God made a way for us to cross safely to the other side without drowning.
Both at the Red Sea where parting waters flowed and at the blood red cross where Jesus’ blood flowed, God proved that nothing is impossible with Him, that He protects those who trust in Him, and that we needn’t worry or panic about the future, because God in His power will find a way to keep you safe.
Like the Israelites in verse 31, let’s worship the LORD and put our trust in the One who saved us.
Heavenly Father, thank You that though my sins were as a deep as the Red Sea and separated me from You, You made a way for me to cross over. It wasn’t because of anything I had done. I am saved all because of the power of Your love. Thank You. Thank You that with You nothing is impossible. In Jesus’ name, AMEN!
