Exodus 14:10–18

All things are possible with God in your life. He will take the very things meant to destroy you and turn them around for your good. He loves us just as we are but he will change us because of His love for us.

Trust God to do what you cannot!

If you see your troubles as opportunities to trust God and his ability to multiply what you give him, then even the smallest incidents take on significance. Turn and look at the One standing next to you. Count first on Christ – he can help you do the impossible. You simply need to give him what you have, and watch him work. Max Lucado

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Exodus 14:10–18

10 And when Pharaoh drew near, the children of Israel lifted their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians marched after them. So they were very afraid, and the children of Israel cried out to the Lord. 11 Then they said to Moses, “Because there were no graves in Egypt, have you taken us away to die in the wilderness? Why have you so dealt with us, to bring us up out of Egypt? 12 Is this not the word that we told you in Egypt, saying, ‘Let us alone that we may serve the Egyptians’? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than that we should die in the wilderness.”

13 And Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall see again no more forever. 14 The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.”

15 And the Lord said to Moses, “Why do you cry to Me? Tell the children of Israel to go forward. 16 But lift up your rod, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it. And the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea. 17 And I indeed will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them. So I will gain honor over Pharaoh and over all his army, his chariots, and his horsemen. 18 Then the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I have gained honor for Myself over Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen.”

It is time to act, not to perform a lengthy prayer. This is not a denial or rebuke of faith; Moses’ words show he believes God will fight for Israel. Faithlife Bible.

We cannot fault the people for being very afraid; fear itself is not a sin. However, the sarcastic remark to Moses (and hence to the Lord) that there were no graves in Egypt showed a lack of faith. This is just the first of a series of complaints that they leveled against Moses. With each one their grumbling grew into open hostility. Despite their harsh words, Moses did not lash out against the complaining people. Instead he sought to encourage them with a promise that they would see the salvation of the Lord. The Hebrew word for salvation comes from a term that has to do with room or space. The people were under great pressure, squeezed between the waters before them and the armies of Pharaoh behind them. Salvation would relieve the pressure in a most dramatic way. This salvation was to come from God, for He was pleased to provide it. The people were to go forward—not go back and not give up.

The power of God was going to be demonstrated in a most formidable manner. The Israelites, like the Canaanites, thought of the sea as an uncontrollable enemy. The parting of the Red Sea was an unforgettable demonstration that every force in all creation was completely under God’s control. NKJ Bible.

Joshua 24:7 So they cried out to the LORD; and He put darkness between you and the Egyptians, brought the sea upon them, and covered them. And your eyes saw what I did in Egypt. Then you dwelt in the wilderness a long time.

Nehemiah 9:9 “You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heard their cry by the Red Sea.

Psalm 106:8 Nevertheless He saved them for His name’s sake, that He might make His mighty power known.