EXODUS 14
26 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea, that the water may come back upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen.” 27 So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its normal course when the morning appeared. And as the Egyptians fled into it, the Lord threw the Egyptians into the midst of the sea. 28 The waters returned and covered the chariots and the horsemen; of all the host of Pharaoh that had followed them into the sea, not one of them remained. 29 But the people of Israel walked on dry ground through the sea, the waters being a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.30 Thus the Lord saved Israel that day from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore. 31 Israel saw the great power that the Lord used against the Egyptians, so the people feared the Lord, and they believed in the Lord and in his servant Moses.
– Exodus 14:26-31
EXODUS 14 EXTERMINATION OF THE EGYPTIANS
A poem by ILMA inspired by these verses
As the people of God headed towards the Promised Land
The Egyptians pursued them to get retrieve them as slaves
But God asked Moses to stretch his hands once again
It was to let the walls of water return back to the dry land
As the Egyptians fled into the waters, they were all drowned
The water covered the chariots and not one Egyptian remained.
This scene is another dramatic display of God’s power. We learn of how much God hates sin and abusers and those who hurt his people. The Egyptians were given so much warning before the plagues were brought about but it did not bring them on their knees to worship the Lord. They now witness what the God of the Israelites was truly like. By the time they realized it, it was too late. God had brought about his judgment on them already and they were all exterminated at the same place that the Lord had led his people to cross towards the Promised Land. This is how God loves his people so much and what lengths he would go to protect and preserve them.
REFLECTION
- Share a time when God displayed his protection and power over your life.
