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16. God saves his people

Soon the Pharaoh regretted letting the Israelites go. He mustered his soldiers and charioteers and set out in pursuit of the Israelites. The Israelites had pitched camp by the Red Sea. One of the guards saw the cloud of dust: The Egyptians are coming! The Israelites were terrified, for they were trapped. In from of them was the Red Sea, behind them the heavily-armed enemy. They complained to Moses: Why did you lead us into this disaster? We will all perish here! But Moses said: Have no fear. Today you will witness God’s power to save.

Moses stretched out his hand over the sea as God had commanded. An east wind sprang up. It drove back the water. The people of Israel walked through the sea. Men and women, daughters and sons, cattle and sheep – a great procession. The

Egyptians came to the shore. They did not hesitate for long and plunged after the Israelites. But the path the Israelites could take, on account of their trust in God, became a path of death for the Egyptians. The water gushed back. Horses, chariots, the Pharaoh’s entire army sank under the waves. The Israelites experienced how God saves. Miriam, the sister of Moses, played the tambourine. She danced with the women and sang the song of victory: Praise the Lord, praise him for he is strong and mighty. He has thrown the horses and riders into the sea.

(Ex 14 – 15)

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