DRY GROUND

“’Lift your staff, reach out with your hand over the sea, and divide it in two. The people of Isra’el will advance into the sea on dry ground.’”
Exodus 14:16

Within all the surrounding panic of Pharaoh closing in on the Hebrews, as well as the Hebrews blaming Moshe for what looked like a bad day, Adonai spoke to Moshe. The words may not have been what Moshe was expecting, but they were the words advised. “Stretch out your hand over the sea, and divide it in two.” I am pretty sure they didn’t teach that miracle in Leading the Nation 101, yet still Moshe obeyed. And why not, each other time Adonai had told Moshe or Aharon to stretch out their hand in Egypt Adonai followed through. So once again Moshe’s hand was outstretched and the waters parted.
The weather patterns that Adonai had placed in front of those being delivered now moved from the front to the back, to prevent Pharaoh and his army from pressing in further. It stationed itself to where the Egyptians were in the darkness and the Isra’elites were in the light. Then, with the light from the fire of Adonai shining for them, they watched as a strong wind pulled back the waters, congealing them and dividing them in two walls of water. Dry ground covered the land for the nation to walk across.
The Torah speaks that Pharaoh and the Egyptians continued their pursuit, but were seen by Adonai. It was He who caused the waters to split. It was He now who also allowed the chariots, horses, and cavalry to get stuck in the passage way. Wheels got broken off, stuck, and rendered useless. In even this, as with the plagues, Pharaoh’s heart remained hardened while his people saw clearly that the battle was one sided. Adonai was fighting for His people.
I know that sometimes it does not seem like it, but Adonai is fighting for us just as well. Deliverance has been promised, and perhaps the plagues have even come. Yet still we face the Red Sea and are unsure how we will survive. As I am personally learning, Adonai fights for His people. The army of Egypt may not like the fact that we are free, but the God we serve will be sure to have the chariots rendered useless and army stuck in mud or trapped between tight rocky splits. We will find ourselves walking on the dry ground, even when surrounded by walls of water. We will find ourselves walking on dry ground because we trust in Adonai to continue on in what He has promised – our complete deliverance.

Exodus 14:15-25