THE MIRACLES OF THE RED SEA
INTRODUCTION:
When we talk about the red sea miracles what do we mean? We mean the miracles which took place at the Red sea, as the children of Israel were at the shores of the red sea. There was not only one miracle but many. God had shown the first world power Egypt that this world belonged to him. If you are in doubt how Egypt was the first world power, kindly visit “The seven world powers and how Israel installed them”. Therefore sit back and enjoy the topic as we proceed.
HOW DID IT HAPPEN?
As the children of Israel were released by force as God informed Moses, they reached the red sea and after a while, the Egyptians repented from releasing these people. They pursued them back and saw them being stopped by the red sea. As they came nearer, the children of Israel began to shout on the man of God Moses. They said “Is this not the word we told you in Egypt saying, leave us alone that we might serve them”? a place where we were eating onions and Cucumber?
Others asked Moses saying “Is it because there were no graves in Egypt that you have brought all of us out to kill us here in the wilderness”? They all began to shout on Moses, and he summoned courage and said to them “Fear you not, be still and see the Salvation of the Lord, for the Egyptians you are seeing today, you shall see them again no more” Ex.14.
As for the children of Israel at that time, they were experts in murmuring, and I believe they have learned their lessons before now. They should have learned their lessons now, so that they do not murmur again but face the reality of using faith to ask anything from their God. Of course now that they are a sovereign nation, they would no longer continue murmuring. Yes, they have now understood that God is with them.
Now at the red sea, the Egyptians saw them near the red sea and tried to rush them as at before. The children of Israel seeing them near shouted upon Moses, and as Moses called on the Lord, God asked him saying “What is in your hand Moses”? And he answered “Rod”. The Lord commanded him to raise his rod upon the red sea and divide it. As Moses was trying to do what he heard from the Lord, two miracles took place at the same time.
TWO MIRACLES AT A TIME:
1. The Lord came between the Egyptians and the children of Israel; with darkness upon the Egyptians and with Light for the children of Israel. These two miracles took place at the same time and at the same place, Glory! When darkness covered the Egyptians, they could not see the children of Israel again, because it happened on a day that automatically became a night.
2. The other miracles followed up immediately at the same spot. When Moses lifted up his hand and divided the waters, about four or more miracles again took place there. 1. The water became a pillar on the right and on the left. 2. The source of the waters ceased from flowing again. 3. The debt of the sea rose up for them to crossed as if it was a highway. 4. The shores of the waters became dry immediately for their use, Glory! Glory!! Halleluiah.
The children of Israel began to cross the red sea being no longer afraid. They entered the sea and were crossing without pursuit again. Now they were walking in the midst of the sea as if they were matching on the normal ground. The waters stilled obeyed them as they were walking in the midst of it. Its walls became a pillar on the left and on the right.
The stoppage of the source from flowing was a wonder in practice, a thing that was not recorded or a miracle unheard of in the history of the world. Of course God is the ultimate creative intelligence from where everything flows out. Imagine the time when these people would use to cross this sea with their young and Cattles, to the other side of the shores of the red sea. It meant a great time passed away.
Then when they were nearly clean passed the red sea, God informed Moses to be ready to perform the word he said to the children of Israel saying “The Egyptians you are seeing today, you shall see them again no more”. And he became ready. God then removed the darkness from the Egyptians and they saw the Israelites as they were nearly crossed the red sea; and with mad rush as if they would eat them like how a Cat bounces on a Rat, they pursued them with haste into the sea. As they came to the center of the sea, and there was no going back, something happened.
Again God said to Moses, “Raise your rod again and close the water upon these people”. Moses struck the pillars back and you could imagine seeing how the waters returned back as if it were hungry to eat. The waters returned with full strength upon the Egyptians, and their horses and their chariots began to be heavy in the midst of the red sea. This was another side of miracle against the Egyptians and in favor for Israel.
Now you can see that a miracle could be against one or many, and as well as in favor of one or many also. Guess that some of the Egyptians may have thought to leave the chariots and their horses to run with legs from the sea, how possible? The shores again became so porous that the chariots and the horses got stuck and drowned in the red sea. Even if the shores of the red sea were so dry before, they would turn porous just to defend Israel.
MIRACLES OF AGAINST AND IN FAVOR:
Before all these things in Egypt, there were miracles which were against the Egyptians and miracles which were in favor of Israel. For example, when Moses struck Egypt with flies, the magicians of Egypt also produced flies and increased their plague. They were challenging Moses that what he could do, they also could do it if he thought he was doing miracle.
By so doing every part of Egypt were filled with flies. It was in Pharaoh’s house, it was in the houses of his servants and soldiers. Everywhere in Egypt was filled with flies. It pasted on their cups, plates and pots. It was on their beds, it was even attacking them that they could use their hands to close their mouths. Some of these flies were pasting on their food.
But the miracle of in favor was that throughout Egypt these flies were there except in Goshen which was in Ramses. There was no single fly in the city of Goshen where they dwelled. Was that not miracle in favor? Even when Frog was commanded by Moses in the land of Egypt as a plague, their magicians also produced more Frogs into the city to increase their problems.
Everything Moses commanded was also produced by their magicians. Pharaoh himself was showing to Moses that he could do whatever he did, if that was his problem. Even earlier when Moses threw down his rod to the ground, and his rod turned to snake in the presence of Pharaoh, he called in his own magicians to do the same for Moses and it was done.
And all the magicians threw their rods to the ground and all their rods also turned to snakes in the sight of Moses and Aaron. But before Pharaoh the rod of Moses opened its mouth and began to swallow all the snakes of Egypt one after another. Yet it did not mean anything to Pharaoh, and he still hardened his heart. This was another miracle of against and in favor.
By the swallowing of all the Egyptian snakes, the power of Egypt was taken from them unawares. That was another miracle though not many people knew about it. This was a spiritual takeover of power from Egypt. Of course you know that Egypt was the first world power. You have earlier red about them in the two sites. These miracles were following Israel as they are called after God, or instead God is named after their name Israel.
The creator himself said “I’m the God of Israel or the Holy one of Israel” Isa. 43:14. Now go throughout the book of Isaiah and discover that God named himself after Israel which is Jacob. The Psalmist said that “God made the promise to Abraham, his oath was unto Isaac but he confirmed it in Jacob” Ps.105:8-11, so God the creator is called “the God of Israel” don’t be jealous about it, there’s nothing you can do about it.
God bless.
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