January 25, 2026 - Exodus 14-15

The Lord told Moses to have the people encamp between the village of Pi-hahiroth and the sea.  Furthermore, God, recognizing Pharaoh to be the imbecile he was (I mean, he was stupid enough to ignore Moses’ pleas and warnings.), instructed Moses, “Pharaoh will say of the people of Israel, ‘They are wandering in the land; the wilderness has shut them in’” (14:3).  This was a moment in which both Moses and the people must trust the Lord.  The site of the encampment surely would be seen as a dangerous trap.  God had said to Moses, “The LORD will fight for you, and you have only to be silent. . . . I will get glory over Pharaoh and all his host, his chariots, and his horsemen. And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I have gotten glory over Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen” (14:14-18).  We know the details of the crossing, of how Moses stretched forth his hand, the strong east wind blew, the waters parted, the people walked on dry land, and the pursuing armies of Egypt were drowned.  And the people sang:

      I will sing to the LORD, for he has triumphed gloriously;

      the horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea.

  The LORD is my strength and my song,

      and he has become my salvation

   this is my God, and I will praise him,

       my father’s God, and I will exalt him.

   The LORD is a man of war;

      the LORD is his name.   –Moses (15^th century B.C.)