Exodus 14:30–31
The Bible4Jesus.com Podcast
About this episode
We live in an age that is allergic to miracles, particularly miracles of judgment. Our effete generation wants a God who is a kindly grandfather, a divine butler, or a cosmic therapist, but never a warrior. We want a salvation that is more like a gentle self-improvement program than a bloody, violent, world-altering rescue. The Scriptures present us with a God who is terrible in His majesty, glorious in His holiness, and utterly sovereign in His power. And nowhere is this seen more clearly than at the shores of the Red Sea. The event we are considering today is not simply a quaint Sunday School story about God getting His people out of a tight spot. This is the paradigmatic act of salvation in the Old Testament. This is the event that Israel would sing about for centuries, the story they would tell their children, the historical anchor of their identity as a redeemed people.