Exodus — Chapter 14

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Exodus 14:1 And ^Rthe LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Exodus 14:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, ^Rthat they turn and encamp before Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baalzephon: before it shall ye encamp by the sea.

Exodus 14:3 For ^RPharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in.

Exodus 14:4 And I will ^Rharden Pharaoh’s heart, that he shall follow after them; and I will be honoured upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; that the Egyptians may know that I am the LORD. And they did so.

Exodus 14:5 And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled: ^Rand the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us?

Exodus 14:6 And he made ready his chariot, and took his people with him:

Exodus 14:7 And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them.

Exodus 14:8 And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel: and the children of Israel went out ^Rwith an high hand.

Exodus 14:9 But ^Rthe Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before Baalzephon.

Exodus 14:10 And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were ^Rsore afraid: and the children of Israel cried out unto the LORD.

Exodus 14:11 And they said unto Moses, ^RBecause there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to carry us forth out of Egypt?

Exodus 14:12 ^RIs not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.

Exodus 14:13 And Moses said unto the people, ^RFear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: ^Tfor the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.

Exodus 14:14 ^RThe LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

Exodus 14:15 And the LORD said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:

Exodus 14:16 But ^Rlift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.

Exodus 14:17 And ^RI, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.

Exodus 14:18 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I have gotten me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.

Exodus 14:19 And ^Rthe angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them:

Exodus 14:20 And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these: so that the one came not near the other all the night.

Exodus 14:21 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and ^Rthe LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.

Exodus 14:22 And ^Rthe children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.

Exodus 14:23 And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them to the midst of the sea, even all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.

Exodus 14:24 And it came to pass, ^Rthat in the morning watch the LORD looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians,

Exodus 14:25 And ^Rtook off their chariot wheels, ^Tthat they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the LORD fighteth for them against the Egyptians.

Exodus 14:26 And the LORD said unto Moses, ^RStretch out thine hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen.

Exodus 14:27 And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, ^Rand the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the LORD ^Toverthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.

Exodus 14:28 And ^Rthe waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them.

Exodus 14:29 But the children of Israel ^Rwalked upon dry land in the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.

Exodus 14:30 Thus ^Rthe LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore.

Exodus 14:31 And Israel saw that great ^Twork which the LORD did upon the Egyptians: and the people ^Rfeared the LORD, and believed the LORD, and his servant Moses.

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📖 What We’re Reading

Exodus 14:1–14 — Pharaoh Pursues and Israel Fears

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

Israel camps by the sea as God directs. Pharaoh pursues with his army and chariots. The frightened people cry out and accuse Moses of bringing them to die. Moses tells them to stand still and see the LORD's salvation, declaring that the LORD will fight for them.

Key Truth: Israel's deliverance depends upon the LORD's power.

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📖 What We’re Reading

Exodus 14:15–22 — A Way through the Sea

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

The LORD tells Israel to go forward and Moses to stretch his hand over the sea. The angel and cloud move between the two camps. The LORD drives the sea back with an east wind, and Israel enters on dry ground with water on both sides.

Key Truth: The LORD opens a path where Israel could not make one.

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📖 What We’re Reading

Exodus 14:23–31 — Israel Saved from the Egyptian Army

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

The Egyptians follow into the sea. The LORD troubles their army and removes their chariot wheels. At his command Moses stretches out his hand again, and the waters return over the pursuing host. Israel sees the LORD's great work and believes.

Key Truth: The LORD saves Israel from the pursuing army.

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