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The Beginning of the End
The End of Pharaoh’s Army
“The Egyptians pursued and went after them into the midst of
the sea, all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots, and his horsemen. Now
it came to pass, in the morning watch, that the Lord looked down
upon the army of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and cloud,
and He troubled the army of the Egyptians.”
Thunders pealed and lightening flashed. The Egyptians became
confused. They tried to turn around and go back to the shore, but
Moses stretched out his rod, and the piled-up waters rushed together
and swallowed the Egyptian army in their black depths.
As morning broke, Israel could see all that remained of their
mighty foes—armor-clad bodies thrown up on the shore. From the
most terrible danger, Jehovah had brought complete deliverance, and
their hearts were turned to Him in gratitude and faith. The Spirit of
God rested on Moses, and he led the people in a triumphant song of
thanksgiving, the earliest and one of the most magnificent known to
humanity.
Then the women of Israel continued the song. Miriam, the sister
of Moses, led the way as they went forward with timbrel and dance.
Far over the desert and sea rang the joyful chorus, and the mountains
re-echoed the words of their praise, “Sing to the Lord, for He has
triumphed gloriously.”
That song does not belong to the Jewish people alone. It points
forward to the destruction of all the enemies of righteousness and
the final victory of the Israel of God. The prophet of Patmos saw
the white-robed multitude that “have the victory,” standing on the
“sea of glass mingled with fire,” having “harps of God. They sing
the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb”
(
Revelation 15:2, 3
).
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In freeing us from the bondage of sin, God has worked a deliv-
erance for us greater than that of the Hebrews at the Red Sea. Like
them, we should praise the Lord with heart, soul, and voice for His
“wonderful works to the children of men!” What compassion, what
matchless love, God has shown in connecting us with Himself, to be
a special treasure to Him! What a sacrifice our Redeemer has made,
that we may be called children of God!