Day 32

IV From the Patriarchs to the Exodus - 1606 - 1462 B.C. ~ cont.

F. Moses, the deliverer ~ cont.

5. From Goshen to the Red Sea ~ cont.

e. Passover instructions - Exodus 13:1-19
f. From Succoth to Etham - Exodus 13:20; Numbers 33:6
g. At Etham, pillar of fire and cloud given - Exodus 13:21-22; 14:1-2
h. From Etham to Pihahiroth - Numbers 33:7
i. Pursuit of Pharaoh - Exodus 14:3-20
j. Crossing of the Red Sea - Exodus 14:21-31
~ (Possible location of Psalm 46) ~

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

How many chariots? Gill:

and all the chariots of Egypt: as many as could in so short a time be got together: for the words are not to be taken in the utmost latitude, but to signify a great number, and all that could be conveniently come at: the Greek version is, "all the horse", the cavalry, which better distinguishes them from the former:

and captains over everyone of them: over everyone of the chariots, so that they must each of them have many in them, to have captains over them: and perhaps the infantry, or foot soldiers, for, quickness of expedition, were put into them; for, besides these, there were horsemen: Josephus (p) makes the whole number of his army to be 50,000 horse, and 200,000 foot, and the same number is given by a Jewish chronologer (q): but Patricides, an Arabic writer, says (r) it consisted of 600,000, and Ezekiel (s), the tragic poet, has made it amount to a million of horse and foot: should it be asked where horses could be had to draw the chariots, and horses for the horsemen after mentioned, when all were destroyed by the hail, Exo_9:25 it may be replied, that only those in the field were killed, not such as were in stables, where chariot horses and horses for war may be supposed to be: besides, as the Targum of Jonathan intimates, these might belong to these servants of Pharaoh who feared the word of the Lord, and took their cattle home, Exo_9:20.

Even if the low number is taken, that is still a lot of people!  There are numerous articles out there about the Red Sea Crossing.  I liked this graphic:

A few sites I found and have perused in the past:  The Red Sea Crossing and another one.  This is a dated article from World Net Daily.  An interesting topic to explore further!

Is 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 14:12)

I made a note on this verse, like bondage, comfortable.  Wondering how comfortable I am with sin in my life. Bondages that I am not addressing.  Issues, items, attitudes that I am holding on to that I need to let go.  Being discontent with where or what Father is allowing in my life.  All to refine me and remove the dross from my life.  I was blessed to view this testimony and prayerfully hope it will do the same for you.

Lord, we are all in an ongoing state of sanctification, help us to see ourselves as You do, to repent where necessary, to desire to be conformed more and more into Your image.