Exodus 14:21a 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.
Once again, I am reminded of Isaiah 43:19 “See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” Interestingly, commentary references a 1992 LA Times article demonstrating that natural phenomena shows such a parting is possible. Commentary then seems to cast shade on those who need such a non-miraculous explanation.
Exodus 14:21b-22 The waters were divided, and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with a wall of water on their right and on their left.
Like many stories in the Bible, I’m left wondering if it is literal or symbolic and whether it really matters. The parting of the Red Sea, to me, indicates once again the truth of Isaiah 43:19, that God can make/will make/is making a way in our wilderness, even if we cannot yet perceive it, and, like Isaiah 55:8, His ways are “far beyond anything [we] could imagine”.
Exodus 14:23 The Egyptians pursued them, and all Pharaoh’s horses and chariots and horsemen followed them into the sea.
Precious Savior, You know I love a good explanation. Thank You that I can also accept that Your ways are mysterious and that I don’t have to understand them or be able to explain them. Help me to trust You, especially when I cannot fathom a way in the wilderness that I face. Help me to trust that You ARE making a way, even if I cannot yet perceive it. Thank You, Jesus. Amen.
Exodus 14:24 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.far beyond anything you could imagine
Have a blessed day.