14:27-29
The Lord now tells Moses to stretch out his hand over the waters again. So, as before, it is the power of God that causes the action, but He involves Moses in the process. Moses did so and the waters that had been held back were released, drowning the Egyptians. All the Egyptian army was drowned, while the Israelites went through on dry ground.
14:30,31
The Lord has saved Israel on that day. They had been saved from the hand of their enemies, and they had seen the power of the Lord working on their behalf. Their enemies were all dead. So the people feared the Lord, believed in Him and also believed in Moses. As we shall see, this “belief” was rather skin deep, much like some of the “belief” mentioned in John’s gospel. However, they would now, for a time, believe that Moses knew what he was doing. We do need to recognise that our God is a God of power, and He acts to protect His people. If we forget this, then our theology is badly skewed.
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