The living Sovereign LORD God of heaven and earth defeated all the gods of Egypt by His great power with signs and wonders, and He brought His people Israel as a mighty army with boldness from Egyptian slavery, with Moses leading the way.[1] As Israel was leaving Egypt, the living Sovereign LORD God by His grace covered, guided, and protected Israel underneath His wings in a pillar of cloud by day, and during the night, He went ahead of Israel in a pillar of fire.[2] This amazing pillar of cloud and pillar of fire was the Glory Cloud, and the Glory Cloud of God is seen throughout the Holy Bible, including at Mount Sinai, as the living God’s Presence - a Theophany.[3]
As Israel was leaving Egypt, the living Sovereign LORD God led the Israelites to the edge of the Red Sea.[4]However, the evil Pharaoh once again became stubborn and hardhearted, refusing to submit with repentance to the LORD (Yahweh), and he and his fellow Egyptians pursued the Israelites so Israel could return to slavery and bondage.[5] So, the evil Pharaoh and the Egyptians took their elite military men with fighting chariots and pursued the Israelites so they could return them to Egyptian slavery.[6] However, the living Sovereign LORD God was controlling the evil Pharaoh by hardening his heart, so He could display and reveal His power and glory to the evil Pharaoh and the Egyptians, making Himself known as the only true God and King of heaven and earth.[7] In the New Testament, Christ Jesus also noted that His Holy Father allowed certain events, such as the blind man receiving his sight and Lazarus rising from the dead, for God’s glory and honor.[8] Moreover, the LORD knew the evil Pharaoh would be hardhearted and stubborn because the evil Pharaoh believed he was mightier and stronger than the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob - the Great I AM (Yahweh).[9]
As the evil Pharaoh and his army drew near, the Israelites panicked and became afraid as they cried out to the LORD.[10] Also, the Israelites became discouraged, succumbing to fear and not faith in the living LORD, as well as becoming angry with Moses, wanting to return to Egyptian slavery.[11] Moses declared his confidence and faith in the living LORD and assured the people not to be afraid nor discouraged because the LORD (Yahweh) was with them as a Divine Warrior, and He would fight and protect them against the Egyptians.[12]In one of the greatest statements of faith in the Holy Bible, Moses told the people, “Do not be afraid…. stand still and watch the LORD rescue you today…. The LORD Himself will fight for you. Just stay calm.”[13] The story of the Red Sea is a reminder that although Israel was “ready for battle” and marching out of Egypt boldly, the victory would be won by the LORD alone.[14] Significantly, the living Sovereign LORD God revealed His great almighty power to save and shield His people who call upon Him and His Holy Name by faith.[15] The great Name of the LORD - Yahweh has wonder-working power to save and protect when you believe and trust in Him by faith.[16]
Then, the living Sovereign LORD God commanded Moses to put his faith into action by raising his staff (rod) over the Red Sea so the Israelites could cross the Red Sea on dry ground.[17] Then, the mighty Angel of God and the Glory Cloud, who traveled and went before Israel, came between God’s people to shield and protect them from Pharaoh’s army.[18] The living Sovereign LORD God protected and shielded His people with His Glory Cloud.[19] Moses obeyed the living Sovereign LORD God’s command, and he raised his staff over the Red Sea. Then, the Sovereign LORD God sent His mighty wind from His nostrils to divide and push back the sea to create a safe path for His people to safely cross on dry land, protected in the midst of the sea.[20]Moses and the Israelites followed the dry path through the Red Sea to the other side. Israel’s baptism and escape through the Red Sea was one of the greatest climactic rescues in human history.[21]
Then, the living Sovereign LORD God looked upon the Egyptian army from His Glory Cloud with grace, and He began fighting for Israel by bringing trouble and confusion to the Egyptian army and even jamming the wheels of the Egyptian military chariots.[22] The Egyptians realized the living Sovereign LORD God was fighting for the Israelites as Israel’s Divine Warrior.[23] After the Israelites safely crossed the Red Sea on dry land, the living Sovereign LORD God commanded Moses to stretch out his staff (rod) over the Red Sea so the waters would return to flow back over evil Pharaoh and the Egyptian army.[24] Pharaoh’s army pursued the Israelites through the Red Sea, but the living Sovereign LORD God continued fighting for Israel by blowing the winds from His nostrils to return the sea waters to punish and overthrow the Egyptians in the midst of the Red Sea and completely drown the Egyptians' elite military men and fighting chariots.[25] At the Red Sea, the living Sovereign LORD God revealed His awesome glory and mighty power by destroying the Egyptians as promised and saving Israel with His mighty hand and strong power.[26] Then, the Israelites feared and honored the living Sovereign LORD God and placed their trust in Him and in Moses, who was God’s servant.[27]
Moses and all of Israel celebrated their “exodus” from Egypt and honored the living Sovereign LORD God for their deliverance and salvation with singing, dancing, and laughter to the LORD.[28] Israel was free - Independence Day! The living Sovereign LORD God saved and gave Israel victory over the great Egyptian army as He promised Father Abraham in the book of Genesis.[29] Moses and the Israelites declared that the LORD (Yahweh) is a mighty Warrior and Defender who fights and protects His people from their enemies and harm with His incredible power and authority.[30] Then, Miriam the prophetess, who was the sister of Moses and Aaron, led the women of Israel with singing, dancing, and praises to the living Sovereign LORD God for His triumphant deliverance over Egypt and salvation of Israel.[31] Amazingly, the Holy Bible celebrates Israel’s deliverance from Egyptian slavery and salvation at the Red Sea as a way of describing the living Sovereign LORD God’s mighty power and hand as the Great I AM who brought Israel out of Egypt.[32]
The living Sovereign LORD God revealed to the Egyptians and all the world that the God of the Hebrews is the only true God of heaven and earth with all authoritative power, glory, and superiority as the mighty LORD and great King of the Universe.[33] Israel’s deliverance and salvation from Egypt displayed the living Sovereign LORD God’s supernatural control and miraculous power over the forces of nature, including winds and the sea, as well as Egypt’s human forces and military weapons to protect and fight for His people.[34] The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is forever good and holy, and He is the eternal and reigning God of gods and Lord of lords over all creation, and there is no other god like Him.[35] The LORD reigns and lives forever and ever over all nations as King, and He is our wonderful Savior.[36]
[1] Exodus 12:12, 37, 41-42, 51; Exodus 13:3, 9, 14, 16; see also Exodus 6:6; Exodus 20:2-3; Leviticus 26:13; Numbers 33:3-4; Deuteronomy 4:20, 34-35; Deuteronomy 5:6-7; Deuteronomy 6:12, 20-23; Deuteronomy 7:8; Deuteronomy 9:29; Psalm 136:11-12; Acts 7:35-36; Acts 13:17.
[2] Exodus 13:21-22; Exodus 14:19, 24; Exodus 19:4; Exodus 33:9-10; see also Numbers 10:34; Deuteronomy 1:33; Nehemiah 9:12, 19-20; Psalm 78:14; Psalm 105:39; 1 Corinthians 10:1.
[3] See e.g., Exodus 16:10; Exodus 19:18; Exodus 24:16-17; Exodus 33:7-11; Exodus 34:5; Exodus 40:34-38; Numbers 9:15-23; Numbers 11:25; Numbers 12:5; Numbers 16:42; Deuteronomy 31:15; 1 Kings 8:11; 2 Chronicles 7:1-2; Matthew 17:5. One day, Christ Jesus our Lord will appear in the Glory Cloud at His great return (see e.g., Matthew 24:30; Acts 1:9-11; 1 Thessalonians 4:17-18; Revelation 1:7; Revelation 14:14-16; cf. Daniel 7:13-14).
[4] See Exodus 13:17-18; Exodus 14:1-3.
[5] Exodus 14:4-5; see also Exodus 7:13-14, 22; Exodus 8:15, 19, 32; Exodus 9:7, 34-35; Psalm 105:23-25.
[6] See Exodus 14:6-9.
[7] Exodus 14:4, 8, 17-18; see also Exodus 4:21; Exodus 6:2-3, 7; Exodus 7:5, 17; Exodus 8:10, 22; Exodus 9:12, 14, 16, 29; Exodus 10:1-2, 20, 27; Exodus 11:9-10; Exodus 29:46; cf. Nehemiah 9:10; Proverbs 21:1; Romans 9:17, 22-23.
[8] See e.g., John 9:3-6; John 11:4, 40-44.
[9] See e.g., Exodus 3:14-16, 19; Exodus 6:2-8; Exodus 8:15, 19, 32. Here is more Good News: Christ Jesus is One with His Holy Father - the living Sovereign LORD God - also as the Great I AM (see John 4:26; John 5:19; John 8:24, 28, 58; John 10:36-38; John 14:9-11; cf. Exodus 3:14-15).
[10] Exodus 14:10; see also Nehemiah 9:9; Psalm 77:1.
[11] Exodus 14:11-12; see also Exodus 6:9; Exodus 15:24; Psalm 106:7-8.
[12] Exodus 14:13-14, 30; Exodus 15:2-3; see also Numbers 14:9; Deuteronomy 1:29-30; Deuteronomy 3:22; Deuteronomy 31:6; Joshua 10:25; 2 Chronicles 20:17, 29; Isaiah 41:10, 13-14; Romans 8:31, 37; 1 Corinthians 15:57; 1 John 5:4.
[13] Exodus 14:13-14; see also Psalm 46:10-11.
[14] Exodus 14:14; Exodus 15:3; see also Exodus 13:18; Exodus 14:8; Deuteronomy 3:22; Deuteronomy 20:4; Joshua 10:14; Joshua 23:3, 10.
[15] See e.g., 1 Samuel 17:45-47; 2 Chronicles 20:15-17, 20; 2 Chronicles 32:7-8; Psalm 9:10; Acts 16:30-31; Romans 10:9-13.
[16] See e.g., Exodus 3:13-15; Psalm 20:1; Psalm 54:1; Psalm 99:6-7; Proverbs 18:10; Zephaniah 3:17; Acts 2:21.
[17] See Exodus 14:15-16.
[18] Exodus 14:19-20; see also Isaiah 63:9.
[19] Exodus 14:20; see also Exodus 8:22-23; Exodus 9:4-7, 25-26; Exodus 10:22-23; Exodus 11:7; Exodus 12:13, 23, 27; Numbers 33:4.
[20] Exodus 14:21-29; see also Exodus 15:8, 19; Joshua 3:14-16; Nehemiah 9:11; Psalm 66:5-6; Psalm 74:13; Psalm 77:16-20; Psalm 78:13, 52-53; Psalm 106:9; Psalm 114:5; Psalm 136:13-14; Isaiah 63:11-13; Acts 7:36.
[21] Exodus 14:15-31; see also 1 Corinthians 10:1-2.
[22] Exodus 14:24-25; see also Exodus 7:5; Exodus 13:21; Jeremiah 15:20.
[23] Exodus 14:25; see also Exodus 15:3-5.
[24] Exodus 14:26-27; see also Exodus 15:1, 21; Psalm 78:53; Psalm 106:9-11.
[25] Exodus 14:27-28; see also Exodus 15:4, 9-10, 12, 19, 21; Psalm 78:53, Psalm 136:15.
[26] Exodus 14:17-18, 30-31; see also Exodus 3:19-20; Exodus 6:1; Exodus 7:4-5; Exodus 15:6-7; Deuteronomy 6:20-23; Joshua 2:9-11; Joshua 24:17; Psalm 58:10; Psalm 77:11-20; Psalm 106:8-12; Isaiah 63:11-13.
[27] See Exodus 14:31.
[28] Exodus 15:1-2; see also Psalm 18:2-3, 46-50; Psalm 106:12; Isaiah 12:1-6; Habakkuk 3:18; Revelation 15:3-4.
[29] Exodus 15:2; see also Genesis 15:13-14; Exodus 3:8-10; Exodus 6:6-7; Exodus 12:37, 40-41; 1 Corinthians 15:57-58.
[30] Exodus 15:3-7; see also Exodus 14:14; Psalm 24:8; Psalm 77:14-15.
[31] Exodus 15:20-21; see also Numbers 26:59; Deuteronomy 4:34-35; 1 Chronicles 6:3; Psalm 30:11-12; Psalm 150:4; Micah 6:4; cf. Judges 4:4.
[32] See e.g., Exodus 20:2-3; Deuteronomy 29:2; Joshua 24:5-7; Psalm 106:9-10; Psalm 136:13-14; Isaiah 51:10; Isaiah 63:11-13; Acts 7:36; Hebrews 11:29.
[33] See e.g., Exodus 3:16-18; Exodus 4:23; Exodus 5:1-2; Exodus 6:3; Exodus 7:16; Exodus 8:1, 20, 27; Exodus 9:1, 14-16, 29; Exodus 10:2-3, 9; Exodus 11:7; Exodus 12:12; Exodus 14:4, 17; Deuteronomy 4:34-35, 39; Joshua 2:10-11; Joshua 4:23-24; 1 Kings 8:59-60; 1 Kings 18:36-39; 2 Kings 5:15; 2 Kings 19:19; 2 Chronicles 20:5-6; Psalm 10:16; Psalm 24:8-10; Psalm 83:18; Psalm 136:26; Jeremiah 10:7-10; Daniel 4:17, 34-37; 1 Timothy 6:17; cf. Genesis 17:1; Romans 9:17.
[34] Exodus 14:21-31; Exodus 15:7-10; see also Joshua 10:11; Psalm 74:13-17; Psalm 77:11-20; Psalm 89:8-9; Romans 8:31, 37; Hebrews 11:29.
[35] Exodus 15:11, 18; see also Deuteronomy 10:17; 1 Samuel 2:2; 1 Kings 8:23; 1 Chronicles 16:34;1 Chronicles 29:11-12; 2 Chronicles 25:8; Psalm 89:6-9; Psalm 106:1; Psalm 136:1-3; Isaiah 6:3; Isaiah 57:15; Micah 7:18-19; Nahum 1:7.
[36] Psalm 15:18; see also Psalm 9:7; Psalm 10:16; Psalm 24:7-10; Psalm 29:10-11; Psalm 47:7-8; Psalm 66:6-7; Isaiah 40:28-31; Isaiah 43:3, 11; Isaiah 66:1-2; Zephaniah 3:17.
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