Crossing the Red Sea

Exodus 14

1 Now the LORD spoke to Moses, saying: 2 "Speak to the children of Israel, a that they turn and camp before b Pi Hahiroth, between c Migdol and the sea, opposite Baal Zephon; you shall camp before it by the sea. 3 "For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, d 'They are bewildered by the land; the wilderness has closed them in.' 4 "Then e I will harden Pharaoh's heart, so that he will pursue them; and I f will gain honor over Pharaoh and over all his army, g that the Egyptians may know that I am the LORD." And they did so.

5 Now it was told the king of Egypt that the people had fled, and h the heart of Pharaoh and his servants was turned against the people; and they said, "Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us?" 6 So he 1 made ready his chariot and took his people with him. 7 Also, he took i six hundred choice chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt with captains over every one of them. 8 And the LORD j hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued the children of Israel; and k the children of Israel went out with boldness. 9 So the l Egyptians pursued them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, his horsemen and his army, and overtook them camping by the sea beside Pi Hahiroth, before Baal Zephon.

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 m cried out to the LORD. 11 n 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 o "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, p "Do not be afraid. q Stand still, and see the r salvation 2 of the LORD, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall s see again no more forever. 14 t "The LORD will fight for you, and you shall u hold 3 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 v 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 w harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them. So I will x 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."

19 And the Angel of God, y who went before the camp of Israel, moved and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud went from before them and stood behind them. 20 So it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel. Thus it was a cloud and darkness to the one, and it gave light by night to the other, so that the one did not come near the other all that night.

21 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and z made the sea into dry land, and the waters were a divided. 22 So b the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea on the dry ground, and the waters were c a wall to them on their right hand and on their left. 23 And the Egyptians pursued and went after them into the midst of the sea, all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen. 24 Now it came to pass, in the morning d watch, that e the LORD looked down upon the army of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and cloud, and He 4 troubled the army of the Egyptians. 25 And He 5 took off their chariot wheels, so that they drove them with difficulty; and the Egyptians said, "Let us flee from the face of Israel, for the LORD f fights for them against the Egyptians."

26 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand over the sea, that the waters may come back upon the Egyptians, on their chariots, and on their horsemen." 27 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and when the morning appeared, the sea g returned to its full depth, while the Egyptians were fleeing into it. So the LORD h overthrew 6 the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. 28 Then i the waters returned and covered the chariots, the horsemen, and all the army of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them. Not so much as one of them remained. 29 But j the children of Israel had walked on dry land in the midst of the sea, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.

30 So the LORD k saved 7 Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel l saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore. 31 Thus Israel saw the great 8 work which the LORD had done in Egypt; so the people feared the LORD, and m believed the LORD and His servant Moses.

  1. Cross References
    Exodus 13:18
    So God led the people around by way of the wilderness of the Red Sea. And the children of Israel went up in orderly ranks out of the land of Egypt.
  2. Cross References
    Numbers 33:7
    They moved from Etham and turned back to Pi Hahiroth, which is east of Baal Zephon; and they camped near Migdol.
  3. Cross References
    Jeremiah 44:1
    The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews who dwell in the land of Egypt, who dwell at Migdol, at Tahpanhes, at Noph, and in the country of Pathros, saying.
  4. Cross References
    Psalms 71:11
    Saying, "God has forsaken him; Pursue and take him, for there is none to deliver him.
  5. Cross References
    Exodus 4:21
    And the LORD said to Moses, "When you go back to Egypt, see that you do all those wonders before Pharaoh which I have put in your hand. But I will harden his heart, so that he will not let the people go.
    Exodus 7:3
    And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply My signs and My wonders in the land of Egypt.
    Exodus 14:17
    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.
  6. Cross References
    Exodus 9:16
    But indeed for this purpose I have raised you u...
    Exodus 14:17
    And I indeed will harden the hearts of the Egyp...
    Exodus 14:18
    "Then the Egyptians shall know that I am the LO...
    Exodus 14:23
    And the Egyptians pursued and went after them i...
    Romans 9:17
    For the Scripture says to the Pharaoh, "For thi...
    Romans 9:22
    What if God, wanting to show His wrath and to m...
    Romans 9:23
    And that He might make known the riches of His ...
  7. Cross References
    Exodus 7:5
    "And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I stretch out My hand on Egypt and bring out the children of Israel from among them."
    Exodus 14:25
    And He took off their chariot wheels, so that they drove them with difficulty; and the Egyptians said, "Let us flee from the face of Israel, for the LORD fights for them against the Egyptians.
  8. Cross References
    Psalms 105:25
    He turned their heart to hate His people, To deal craftily with His servants.
  9. Cross References
    Exodus 15:4
    Pharaoh's chariots and his army He has cast into the sea; His chosen captains also are drowned in the Red Sea.
  10. Cross References
    Exodus 14:4
    Then I will harden Pharaoh's heart, so that he will pursue them; and I will gain honor over Pharaoh and over all his army, that the Egyptians may know that I am the LORD." And they did so.
  11. Cross References
    Exodus 6:1
    Then the LORD said to Moses, "Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh. For with a strong hand he will let them go, and with a strong hand he will drive them out of his land.
    Exodus 13:9
    It shall be as a sign to you on your hand and as a memorial between your eyes, that the LORD's law may be in your mouth; for with a strong hand the LORD has brought you out of Egypt.
    Numbers 33:3
    They departed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the day after the Passover the children of Israel went out with boldness in the sight of all the Egyptians.
    Acts 13:17
    The God of this people Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He brought them out of it.
  12. Cross References
    Exodus 15:9
    The enemy said, 'I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; My desire shall be satisfied on them. I will draw my sword, My hand shall destroy them.
    Joshua 24:6
    Then I brought your fathers out of Egypt, and you came to the sea; and the Egyptians pursued your fathers with chariots and horsemen to the Red Sea.
  13. Cross References
    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.
    Psalms 34:17
    The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears, And delivers them out of all their troubles.
    Psalms 107:6
    Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, And He delivered them out of their distresses.
  14. Cross References
    Exodus 5:21
    And they said to them, "Let the LORD look on yo...
    Exodus 15:24
    And the people complained against Moses, saying...
    Exodus 16:2
    Then the whole congregation of the children of ...
    Exodus 17:3
    And the people thirsted there for water, and th...
    Numbers 14:2
    And all the children of Israel complained again...
    Numbers 14:3
    "Why has the LORD brought us to this land to fa...
    Numbers 20:3
    And the people contended with Moses and spoke, ...
    Psalms 106:7
    Our fathers in Egypt did not understand Your wo...
    Psalms 106:8
    Nevertheless He saved them for His name's sake,...
  15. Cross References
    Exodus 5:21
    And they said to them, "Let the LORD look on you and judge, because you have made us abhorrent in the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to kill us.
    Exodus 6:9
    So Moses spoke thus to the children of Israel; but they did not heed Moses, because of anguish of spirit and cruel bondage.
  16. Cross References
    Genesis 15:1
    After these things the word of the LORD came to...
    Genesis 46:3
    So He said, "I am God, the God of your father; ...
    Exodus 20:20
    And Moses said to the people, "Do not fear; for...
    2 Chronicles 20:15
    And he said, "Listen, all you of Judah and you ...
    2 Chronicles 20:17
    'You will not need to fight in this battle. Pos...
    Isaiah 41:10
    Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, f...
    Isaiah 41:13
    For I, the LORD your God, will hold your right ...
    Isaiah 41:14
    Fear not, you worm Jacob, You men of Israel! I ...
  17. Cross References
    Psalms 46:10
    Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!
    Psalms 46:11
    The LORD of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah
  18. Cross References
    Exodus 14:30
    So the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore.
    Exodus 15:2
    The LORD is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation; He is my God, and I will praise Him; My father's God, and I will exalt Him.
  19. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 28:68
    "And the LORD will take you back to Egypt in ships, by the way of which I said to you, 'You shall never see it again.' And there you shall be offered for sale to your enemies as male and female slaves, but no one will buy you."
  20. Cross References
    Exodus 14:25
    And He took off their chariot wheels, so that t...
    Exodus 15:3
    The LORD is a man of war; The LORD is His name.
    Deuteronomy 1:30
    The LORD your God, who goes before you, He will...
    Deuteronomy 3:22
    'You must not fear them, for the LORD your God ...
    Joshua 10:14
    And there has been no day like that, before it ...
    Joshua 10:42
    All these kings and their land Joshua took at o...
    Joshua 23:2
    And Joshua called for all Israel, for their eld...
    2 Chronicles 20:29
    And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of ...
    Nehemiah 4:20
    "Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, ra...
    Isaiah 31:4
    For thus the LORD has spoken to me: "As a lion ...
  21. Cross References
    Isaiah 30:15
    For thus says the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel: "In returning and rest you shall be saved; In quietness and confidence shall be your strength." But you would not.
  22. Cross References
    Exodus 4:17
    "And you shall take this rod in your hand, with...
    Exodus 4:20
    Then Moses took his wife and his sons and set t...
    Exodus 7:19
    Then the LORD spoke to Moses, "Say to Aaron, 'T...
    Exodus 14:21
    Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea;...
    Exodus 14:26
    Then the LORD said to Moses, "Stretch out your ...
    Exodus 17:5
    And the LORD said to Moses, "Go on before the p...
    Exodus 17:6
    Behold, I will stand before you there on the ro...
    Exodus 17:9
    And Moses said to Joshua, "Choose us some men a...
    Numbers 20:8
    "Take the rod; you and your brother Aaron gathe...
    Numbers 20:9
    So Moses took the rod from before the LORD as H...
    Numbers 20:11
    Then Moses lifted his hand and struck the rock ...
    Isaiah 10:26
    And the LORD of hosts will stir up a scourge fo...
  23. Cross References
    Exodus 14:8
    And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued the children of Israel; and the children of Israel went out with boldness.
  24. Cross References
    Exodus 14:4
    Then I will harden Pharaoh's heart, so that he will pursue them; and I will gain honor over Pharaoh and over all his army, that the Egyptians may know that I am the LORD." And they did so.
  25. Cross References
    Exodus 13:21
    And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so as to go by day and night.
    Exodus 13:22
    He did not take away the pillar of cloud by day or the pillar of fire by night from before the people.
    Isaiah 63:9
    In all their affliction He was afflicted, And the Angel of His Presence saved them; In His love and in His pity He redeemed them; And He bore them and carried them All the days of old.
  26. Cross References
    Psalms 66:6
    He turned the sea into dry land; They went through the river on foot. There we will rejoice in Him.
    Psalms 106:9
    He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it dried up; So He led them through the depths, As through the wilderness.
    Psalms 136:13
    To Him who divided the Red Sea in two, For His mercy endures forever.
    Psalms 136:14
    And made Israel pass through the midst of it, For His mercy endures forever.
  27. Cross References
    Exodus 15:8
    And with the blast of Your nostrils The waters ...
    Joshua 3:16
    That the waters which came down from upstream s...
    Joshua 4:23
    For the LORD your God dried up the waters of th...
    Nehemiah 9:11
    And You divided the sea before them, So that th...
    Psalms 74:13
    You divided the sea by Your strength; You broke...
    Psalms 78:13
    He divided the sea and caused them to pass thro...
    Psalms 114:3
    The sea saw it and fled; Jordan turned back.
    Psalms 114:5
    What ails you, O sea, that you fled? O Jordan, ...
    Isaiah 63:12
    Who led them by the right hand of Moses, With H...
    Isaiah 63:13
    Who led them through the deep, As a horse in th...
  28. Cross References
    Exodus 15:19
    For the horses of Pharaoh went with his chariot...
    Joshua 3:17
    Then the priests who bore the ark of the covena...
    Joshua 4:22
    Then you shall let your children know, saying, ...
    Nehemiah 9:11
    And You divided the sea before them, So that th...
    Psalms 66:6
    He turned the sea into dry land; They went thro...
    Psalms 78:13
    He divided the sea and caused them to pass thro...
    Isaiah 63:13
    Who led them through the deep, As a horse in th...
    1 Corinthians 10:1
    Moreover, brethren, I do not want you to be una...
    Hebrews 11:29
    By faith they passed through the Red Sea as by ...
  29. Cross References
    Exodus 14:29
    But the children of Israel had walked on dry land in the midst of the sea, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.
    Exodus 15:8
    And with the blast of Your nostrils The waters were gathered together; The floods stood upright like a heap; The depths congealed in the heart of the sea.
    Habakkuk 3:10
    The mountains saw You and trembled; The overflowing of the water passed by. The deep uttered its voice, And lifted its hands on high.
  30. Cross References
    Judges 7:19
    So Gideon and the hundred men who were with him came to the outpost of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, just as they had posted the watch; and they blew the trumpets and broke the pitchers that were in their hands.
  31. Cross References
    Exodus 13:21
    And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so as to go by day and night.
  32. Cross References
    Exodus 7:5
    "And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I stretch out My hand on Egypt and bring out the children of Israel from among them."
    Exodus 14:4
    Then I will harden Pharaoh's heart, so that he will pursue them; and I will gain honor over Pharaoh and over all his army, that the Egyptians may know that I am the LORD." And they did so.
    Exodus 14:14
    "The LORD will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace."
    Exodus 14:18
    "Then the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I have gained honor for Myself over Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen."
  33. Cross References
    Joshua 4:18
    And it came to pass, when the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD had come from the midst of the Jordan, and the soles of the priests' feet touched the dry land, that the waters of the Jordan returned to their place and overflowed all its banks as before.
  34. Cross References
    Exodus 15:1
    Then Moses and the children of Israel sang this...
    Exodus 15:7
    And in the greatness of Your excellence You hav...
    Deuteronomy 11:4
    What He did to the army of Egypt, to their hors...
    Nehemiah 9:11
    And You divided the sea before them, So that th...
    Psalms 78:53
    And He led them on safely, so that they did not...
    Hebrews 11:29
    By faith they passed through the Red Sea as by ...
  35. Cross References
    Psalms 78:53
    And He led them on safely, so that they did not fear; But the sea overwhelmed their enemies.
    Psalms 106:11
    The waters covered their enemies; There was not one of them left.
  36. Cross References
    Exodus 14:22
    So the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea on the dry ground, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.
    Psalms 66:6
    He turned the sea into dry land; They went through the river on foot. There we will rejoice in Him.
    Psalms 78:52
    But He made His own people go forth like sheep, And guided them in the wilderness like a flock.
    Psalms 78:53
    And He led them on safely, so that they did not fear; But the sea overwhelmed their enemies.
    Isaiah 11:15
    The LORD will utterly destroy the tongue of the Sea of Egypt; With His mighty wind He will shake His fist over the River, And strike it in the seven streams, And make men cross over dry-shod.
  37. Cross References
    Exodus 14:13
    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.
    Psalms 106:8
    Nevertheless He saved them for His name's sake, That He might make His mighty power known.
    Psalms 106:10
    He saved them from the hand of him who hated them, And redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
    Isaiah 63:8
    For He said, "Surely they are My people, Children who will not lie." So He became their Savior.
    Isaiah 63:11
    Then he remembered the days of old, Moses and his people, saying: "Where is He who brought them up out of the sea With the shepherd of His flock? Where is He who put His Holy Spirit within them.
  38. Cross References
    Psalms 58:10
    The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance; He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
    Psalms 59:10
    My God of mercy shall come to meet me; God shall let me see my desire on my enemies.
  39. Cross References
    Exodus 4:31
    So the people believed; and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel and that He had looked on their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshiped.
    Exodus 19:9
    And the LORD said to Moses, "Behold, I come to you in the thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with you, and believe you forever." So Moses told the words of the people to the LORD.
    Psalms 106:12
    Then they believed His words; They sang His praise.
    John 2:11
    This beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory; and His disciples believed in Him.
    John 11:45
    Then many of the Jews who had come to Mary, and had seen the things Jesus did, believed in Him.
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