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taken us away to die in the wilderness? Why 24 Now it came to pass, in the morning
have you so dealt with us, to bring us up out of watch, that the LORD looked down upon the
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Egypt? Is this not the word that we told you army of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire
in Egypt, saying, ‘Let us alone that we may and cloud, and He troubled the army of the
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serve the Egyptians’? For it would have been Egyptians. And He took off their chariot
better for us to serve the Egyptians than that wheels, so that they drove them with difficul-
we should die in the wilderness.” ty; and the Egyptians said, “Let us flee from
13 And Moses said to the people, “Do not be the face of Israel, for the LORD fights for them
afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the against the Egyptians.”
LORD, which He will accomplish for you today. 26 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out
For the Egyptians whom you see today, you your hand over the sea, that the waters may
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shall see again no more forever. The LORD will come back upon the Egyptians, on their char-
fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.” iots, and on their horsemen.” And Moses
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15 And the LORD said to Moses, “Why do you stretched out his hand over the sea; and when
cry to Me? Tell the children of Israel to go for- the morning appeared, the sea returned to its
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ward. But lift up your rod, and stretch out full depth, while the Egyptians were fleeing
your hand over the sea and divide it. And the into it. So the LORD overthrew the Egyptians
children of Israel shall go on dry ground in the midst of the sea. Then the waters
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through the midst of the sea. And I indeed returned and covered the chariots, the horse-
will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and men, and all the army of Pharaoh that came
they shall follow them. So I will gain honor into the sea after them. Not so much as one of
over Pharaoh and over all his army, his chari- them remained. But the children of Israel
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ots, and his horsemen. Then the Egyptians had walked on dry land in the midst of the sea,
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shall know that I am the LORD, when I have and the waters were a wall to them on their
gained honor for Myself over Pharaoh, his right hand and on their left.
chariots, and his horsemen.” 30 So the LORD saved Israel that day out of the
19 And the Angel of God, who went before hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the
the camp of Israel, moved and went behind Egyptians dead on the seashore. Thus Israel
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them; and the pillar of cloud went from before saw the great work which the LORD had done
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them and stood behind them. So it came in Egypt; so the people feared the LORD, and
between the camp of the Egyptians and the believed the LORD and His servant Moses.
camp of Israel. Thus it was a cloud and dark-
ness to the one, and it gave light by night to the Psalm 18:13–19
other, so that the one did not come near the 13 The LORD thundered from heaven,
other all that night. And the Most High uttered His voice,
21 Then Moses stretched out his hand over Hailstones and coals of fire.
the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go 14 He sent out His arrows and scattered
back by a strong east wind all that night, and the foe,
made the sea into dry land, and the waters Lightnings in abundance, and He
were divided. So the children of Israel went vanquished them.
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into the midst of the sea on the dry ground, 15 Then the channels of the sea were
and the waters were a wall to them on their seen,
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right hand and on their left. And the Egyp- The foundations of the world were
tians pursued and went after them into the uncovered
midst of the sea, all Pharaoh’s horses, his At Your rebuke, O LORD,
chariots, and his horsemen.
At the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.
He sent from above, He took me;
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He drew me out of many waters.
17 He delivered me from my strong
14:21 strong east wind. God’s use of natural enemy,
phenomena does not detract in any way from
the miraculous nature of what took place that From those who hated me,
night.The psalmist recorded this event as the For they were too strong for me.
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Lord dividing the sea by His strength (Ps.
74:13). The wind walled up the waters on of my calamity,
either side of the pathway then opened (v. 22; But the LORD was my support.
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15:8; Ps. 78:13). He also brought me out into a broad
place;
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