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Exodus 14:
Exodus 14:
Then the Lord gave these instructions to Moses: “Order the Israelites to turn back and camp by Pi-hahiroth between Migdol and the sea. Camp there along the shore, across from Baal-zephon. Then Pharaoh will think, ‘The Israelites are confused. They are trapped in the wilderness!’ And once again I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and he will chase after you. I have planned this in order to display my glory through Pharaoh and his whole army. After this the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord!” So the Israelites camped there as they were told.
As I think on this text, I ‘m moved by the fact that Israel is in transition. This is one step in a multi-faceted plan to take them to the promised land. The plan was initiatied hundreds of years prior to the Exodus and we see that the Exodus is one stop of a long journey from a promise to reality. Hebrews tells us that Abraham died without seeing the promise.