14:22
So the people of Israel went into the sea on dry ground, and there was a wall of water on their right and on their left. There are all sorts of debates about the precise location of the incident, but it is clear from the account here that wherever it was there was a significant amount of water. It must also have been quite terrifying for the Israelites, seeing these walls of water that potentially could collapse at any moment and drown them. Our trust needs to be in God. Suppose they had tried to work out how the walls of water were being kept there? Part of understanding this would have led to the conclusion that it could have collapsed at any moment. Our confidence needs to be in who God is and in His love and care for us.
14:23-26
The Egyptians came after them. The Lord looked down on them and threw them into a panic. So again we see God being active in the situation. The wheels of the chariots started to get clogged in the sand and the Egyptians started to realise that the Lord was working on behalf of the Israelites, so they decided to flee. So the first part of the defeat of the Egyptians was not there being drowned, but being thrown into a panic and chaos ensuing.
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