Question 1

What is happening in this passage where God parts the sea?

Accepted Answer

In this passage, Israel is trapped between the sea in front of them and the Egyptian army behind them. God tells Moses to stop crying out and to lead the people forward. Moses stretches out his hand over the sea, and God drives the sea back by a strong east wind so that dry ground appears and the waters stand like walls on both sides. Israel walks safely through. The Egyptians follow into the sea, but God makes their chariots fail and then brings the waters back over them, destroying the army while Israel is saved.

Question 2

What does it mean that God hardened the hearts of the Egyptians?

Accepted Answer

When God says He will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, it means He gives them over to their stubborn desire to chase Israel, even when it is clearly dangerous. They keep pursuing when they should turn back. God uses their own pride and blindness to show His power. Their hard hearts lead them to rush into the sea after Israel, and there He brings judgment on them. This shows that God rules over human plans and that resisting Him ends in ruin.

Question 3

Why did God use a pillar of cloud and fire between Israel and Egypt?

Accepted Answer

The angel of God and the pillar of cloud move from in front of Israel to behind them, standing between Israel and the Egyptians. To the Egyptians it becomes darkness, but to Israel it gives light. This means God is protecting His people and guarding them while He makes the way through the sea. The two camps cannot reach each other all night. The same presence that is comfort and guidance to God’s people is confusion and trouble to their enemies.

Question 4

What is the meaning of Israel walking on dry ground with water as a wall?

Accepted Answer

Israel walking through the middle of the sea on dry ground with water like walls on both sides shows that this is a real miracle, not just a shallow crossing. God is opening a path where there is no natural way out. The dry ground shows full safety under God’s care, and the walls of water show His power holding back what should overwhelm them. It is God Himself making a way of escape and showing that He favors and protects His people while their enemies cannot share that path.

Question 5

Why did God drown the Egyptian army in the sea?

Accepted Answer

God drowns the Egyptian army to bring judgment on their long oppression and to free His people completely from their power. The Egyptians had forced Israel into slavery and had refused God’s warnings. When they chase Israel into the sea, God causes the waters to return and cover the chariots and horsemen so that not one of those who entered after Israel remains. This shows that God’s patience has an end, that He judges stubborn evil, and that He will fully save His people from those who fight against Him.

Question 6

What does this passage teach about God’s character?

Accepted Answer

This passage shows that God is powerful, sovereign, and faithful to His promises. He rules over the sea and the wind, over nations and armies, and even over human hearts. He protects His people by placing Himself between them and danger. He saves them in a way only He can, and at the same time He judges those who oppose Him. It also shows that God acts so that people will know who He is, fear Him with respect, and trust Him and the servant He sends.

Question 7

Why does God tell Moses, “Wherefore criest thou unto me?”

Accepted Answer

When God says this to Moses, it shows that there is a time to pray and a time to move forward in obedience. Moses has already called on God, and God has promised to save them. Now God tells him to act on that promise, to lift his rod, and to lead the people into the sea. It is not a rebuke of prayer itself, but a push to combine faith with action. In hard times, this teaches that trusting God includes stepping forward when He has already spoken.

Question 8

How did Israel respond after seeing the Egyptians dead on the shore?

Accepted Answer

After God brings the waters back and the Egyptians wash up dead on the shore, Israel sees clearly what God has done. The passage says they see the great work of the LORD, they fear the LORD, and they believe in Him and in His servant Moses. This means they are filled with a deep respect and awe toward God, and they accept that Moses really speaks and leads by God’s command. The rescue deepens their faith and marks a turning point in how they view God and His leader.

Question 9

How can this story of the sea crossing encourage believers today?

Accepted Answer

This story encourages believers by showing that God can make a way when there seems to be none. Israel faced a sea in front and an army behind, yet God protected them, opened a path, and fought for them. It reminds us that God is not limited by what we see. He can guard His people, confuse their enemies, and turn what looks hopeless into deliverance. It also calls us to move forward in obedience when God speaks, trusting His power instead of our fear.

Exodus 14:15

¶ And the Lord said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:

Parting the Red Sea

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Exodus 14:15

¶ And the Lord said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:

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Parting the Red Sea

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