Encamped by the Sea

Please turn to your bible for more on Exodus 14:1-14. There is so much more to be gained from God's Holy Word.

God had Moses to have the children of Israel to turn on their journey and set up camp by the sea at the location "...before Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baalzephon..." (Exodus 14:1,2). "For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in. And I will harden Pharaoh's heart that he shall follow after them; and I will be honoured upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; that the Egyptians may know that I am the Lord. And they did so" (Exodus 14:3,4).

Pharaoh king of Egypt and his servants questioned the decision to let the children of Israel go out of Egypt. They asked, "Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us" (Exodus 14:5)?

Nothwithstanding, the Pharaoh, with his heart hardened by the Lord, pursued the children of Israel with "...all [his] horses and chariots...and his horsemen, and his army..." (Exodus 14:8,9).

When the children of Israel saw the Egyptians marching after them, they were very afraid and 'cried out unto the Lord.' (Exodus 14:10). The children also questioned Moses, "Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us to carry us forth out of Egypt" (Exodus 14:11)?

It surfaced that the children of Israel had resisted Moses in Egypt. They asked, "Is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness" (Exodus 14:12).

"And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. The Lord shall fight for you, and ye hsall hold your peace" (Exodus 14:13,14).

God's Hand in the Matter: All-knowing; all-loving God spoke through Moses to guide the people to a safe encampment by the sea for events to come.