Exodus chapter 14

After reading chapter 14:

*Then Yahweh told Moses to tell the Israelites to turn back and camp in another spot, this was to fake out Pharoah and make him think they don't know what they are doing. Yahweh was doing this to prove himself to the Egyptians. When Pharoah was told that the Israelites had fled, he changed his mind because he realized he had lost all that slave labor. He took an army of six hundred chariots, plus chariots with officers, and chased after the million-plus Israelites.

*The Israelites were terrified and accused Moses of bringing them out of Egypt to die. They had told him they would rather stay in Egypt and serve the Pharoah. Moses told them not to be afraid because God would fight for them. Yahweh asked what Moses was fussing about and ordered him to raise his magic staff and part the waters of the sea, so they could cross on dry ground. God would make the Egyptians follow and teach them a lesson they would never forget.

*The pillar of cloud they had been following then moved from in front of them to behind them and came between the Israelites and the Egyptians, obscuring the Egyptian's view. So, they did not get any nearer during the night. Moses stretched out his hand and a strong east wind drove back the waters and dried the land. This is the same direction the wind that brought the locusts came from. All million- plus Israelites crossed through the sea between walls of water. The Egyptians followed them into the sea. Just before dawn, Yahweh looked down on the Egyptians from the pillar of fire and cloud. (Aha!) He threw them into confusion by making the wheels fall off their chariots. After that, the Egyptians were eager to get out of there.

*Yahweh told Moses to stretch out his hand and at daybreak the water went back to its usual place. The entire Egyptian army was annihilated. In the meantime, over a million people had crossed over on dry land. When the Israelites saw the dead Egyptians on the shore  they trusted Yahweh, with Moses as his servant. There is no reason to believe this ever happened.

How much is a million? (Video)

To put it in perspective, San Jose, California, and Austin, Texas, have populations of about one million. A million people is more  than just  a mob. Imagine one person herding that many people who didn't want to be herded, not to mention women and children on foot, plus herds of animals. The logistics are mind boggling, and frankly unbelievable. Think about what it is like trying to get to the parking lot after a large concert or football game, multiply that by a factor of 100, throw in herds of sheep and goats.

Last edited 9/12/15