Exodus 14:23 says,  And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them to the midst of the sea, even all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.  All of the Pharaoh's horses, chariots and horsemen went into the middle of the sea in pursuit of the Israelites.  Pharaoh was determined to get them back and show that he was greater than God.  Had he not felt this way, he certainly would have acknowledged God's superiority by now.  People today will fight to the very end to keep from acknowledging God, because they refuse to believe in His superiority over all else.  Verse twenty-four states, And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the LORD looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians,  In the morning, God looked down through the pillar of fire and the cloud and troubled the Egyptians.  Things that keep us from seeing clearly are not an obstacle to God.  God can always see clearly through all the things that may cause us confusion, and if we do not look to Him for guidance, we may remain in our confusion.  Verse twenty-five adds, And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the LORD fighteth for them against the Egyptians.  God caused the wheels to fall off the chariots of the Egyptians, and they began to say that they should flee because God fought for the Israelites.  It is always good for people to realize when God is behind someone that they may be against.  Verse twenty-six declares, And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen.  God told Moses to stretch out his hands so that the waters would close up on the Egyptians.  Once more, God didn't need Moses to do this to cause it to happen, just as He doesn't really need us today to accomplish His will.  God did this for this for the benefit of the Israelites and Moses, to show them that He was the cause off what happened, just as He allows us today to serve Him for the benefit of those around us and for ourselves.  Verse twenty-seven states, And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.  When Moses did what God told him to do, the Egyptians attempted to flee, but the sea closed in over them.  Those who want to say that the sea really didn't part and that the Israelites simply went through a marshy area now have to acknowledge that if that is the case that God drowned an army in a marsh that the Israelites could walk through.  We might wonder why God did not simply allow the Egyptians to escape, but there comes a point in life where redemption is no longer possible.  Verse twenty-eight adds, And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them.  All those who were chasing the Israelites died in the sea.  God will still deliver us from all our enemies today, if not in this life, then in the one to come.  Like the Israelites, we may be tempted to grumble and complain, but if we truly put our faith in God, then we will not.  Verse twenty-nine continues, But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.  The people of Israel continued to walk through the sea, which like a like a wall of water on both sides.  No matter what is all around us, if we keep our faith in God, He will lead us through whatever we face.  Verse thirty proclaims, Thus the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore.  Just as God delivered the Israelites from the Egyptians, He delivers us from the penalty of sin today if we put our faith in Christ as our Savior and Lord.  Verse thirty one adds, And Israel saw that great work which the LORD did upon the Egyptians: and the people feared the LORD, and believed the LORD, and his servant Moses.  The people of Israel saw the work of God and feared Him and His servant Moses.  When people see what can only be explained as the work of God today, they should stand in awe of Him.

EXO14:15 says, And the LORD said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:  God asked Moses why he was crying out to, or I believe we could say doubting, Him.  God may ask us the same question at times.  When God calls us to do something, we don't need to question nor complaint to Him.  God told Moses to tell the people of Israel to go forward, and so must we when God tells us to go today.  Verse sixteen adds, But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.  God instructed Moses to lift his rod and stretch his hand out over the sea and the people of Israel would walk through on dry ground.  Some people today want to say that the people of Israel really didn't pass through the sea, but escaped through the marsh land.  This is not what God's word teaches us, since it declares the sea would part and they would pass through on dry, not even muddy, ground.  Verse seventeen adds, And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.  God additionally told Moses that Pharaoh would follow him, but that God would honor Himself by what would happen to Pharaoh and his army.  God had given Pharaoh plenty of opportunities to believe in Him and His power, and he continually refused to, so he was about to reap the rewards of his continued disobedience.  I personally don't believe that God was going to do this just to show His power, just as He doesn't send anyone to hell just to show His power.  Just like Pharaoh, every person is given an opportunity to follow God, but when he or she won't, then God will judge that person for his or her sins.  God cannot overlook sin, so we either accept forgiveness through faith in Christ, or we pay the penalty.  Verse eighteen continues, And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I have gotten me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.  God said all of Egypt would know that He was God, because of what He was going to do to Pharaoh and his army.  God did not say that they would accept Him as their God, but that they would know that He was God.  There are people today who believe that there is a God, but they do not accept Him as their personal Savior.  Verse nineteen declares, And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them:  The angel of the LORD which had been going ahead of the people of Israel moved behind them, as did the pillar of cloud.  This was not to lead them back, but to stand between the people and Pharaoh.  The pillar of cloud was a visual sign of the presence of God.  Today, we need to realize that God protects us from any harm coming to us from where we were when living a sinful life, and we need to never turn back to where we were before we accepted Christ as our Savior and Lord.  Verse twenty states, And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these: so that the one came not near the other all the night.  The pillar of cloud was darkness to the Egyptians, but was a light to the people of Israel.  Today, Jesus is the dividing point between people.  We either accept Him as a light to our lives, or we continue to live in the darkness of sin.  Verse twenty-one states, And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.  When Moses stretched forth hs rod, God parted the sea.  We sometimes hear of Moses parting the sea, but he didn't do it.  God parted the sea.  He didn't really need Moses to stretch out the rod, but this was just a sign of Moses belief and obedience to God.  We should never take credit for what God does in the world today, and we should never need signs of His presence.  Verse twenty-two declares, And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.  The people of Israel passed through on dry ground with a wall of water on each side, which hardly describes a marsh.  When we find ourselves in a seemingly unwinnable situation, like the people of Israel, we too often complain instead of believing that God will provide the answer.  We need to always simply live by faith in God, no matter our situation.

Exodus 14:1 says, And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,  Then verse two adds, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baalzephon: before it shall ye encamp by the sea.  God told Moses to have the people of Israel to camp in Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, against Baalzephon.  These were pretty detailed instructions, and we can be just as certain that God will let us know where He want us today.  We may not have the detailed instructions, but I believe that we will know when we are where God wants us to be.  Verse three states, For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in.  God said that they were to go there so that Pharaoh would think they were trapped.  Sometimes, what God tells us to do may not seem reasonable, but we need to simply trust Him and do what He tells us to do.  Verse four continues, And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, that he shall follow after them; and I will be honoured upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; that the Egyptians may know that I am the LORD. And they did so.  God said He would harden Pharaoh's heart so that Pharaoh would chase after the people of Israel so that God would be honored by Pharaoh, but I don't believe that God ever causes anyone to reject Him, and that God just knew how Pharaoh would react.  If God causes people to reject His will so that He might be honored by what happens to them, then He is not an all loving God.  The people of Israel did as God instructed them to do.  Verse five declares,  And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us?  Not only Pharaoh, but his servants as well, questioned why hey had let the people of Israel go.  They had evidently forgotten all the plagues that God had sent on them.  Some people today will not acknowledge God, no matter how much evidence He sends of His existence.  Verse six adds, And he made ready his chariot, and took his people with him:  Pharaoh got in his chariot and took his people to chase after the people of Israel.  Verse seven continues, And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them.  Pharaoh basically took his whole army to chase the people of Israel.  If we are ever feeling overwhelmed by life today, we just need to remember that the people of Israel were certainly out numbered during the Exodus, but since God was with them it didn't matter.  Verse eight declares, And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel: and the children of Israel went out with an high hand. Then verse nine adds, But the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before Baalzephon.  Pharaoh and his army caught up with the children of Israel where they were camped.  God had led the people of Israel there, and He was still with them.  As long as we are where God wants us, we need never worry about being overpowered by the world.  The ultimate victory is ours through our faith in Christ, just as the people of Israel's victory was assured by God then.  Verse ten states, And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were sore afraid: and the children of Israel cried out unto the LORD.  When the people of Israel saw the Egyptians coming, they were afraid and called out to God.  They had also evidently forgotten what God had done, and saw the army of Egypt instead of remembering the power of God.  When we seem to be surrounded by evil, we need to look to God and not at the evil all around us.  Verse eleven adds,  And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to carry us forth out of Egypt?  The people of Israel began to complain to Moses, asking if there were not enough places to be buried in Egypt so he had brought them to where they were to die.  We don't need to be afraid and complain if we are where God leads us, but simply need to keep our focus on Him.  Verse twelve continues, Is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.  The people of Israel told Moses that they had told him to leave them alone because it was better to be  servant in Egypt than to die in the wilderness.  We must never have the attitude that we are better off giving in to sin than standing firm for Christ, even if it seems to put us in a dangerous situation.  Verse thirteen declares,  And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.  Moses told the people not to worry, that after this they would see the Egyptians no more.  When we stand firm for God, we do not have to worry about the world overpowering us spiritually.  Verse fourteen adds, The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.  Moses said God would fight for them and that they should remain at peace.  We should likewise live at peace in the world today when we are following God's direction for our life.

Exodus 13:11 says, And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, as he sware unto thee and to thy fathers, and shall give it thee,  God did not say if He brought the Israelites into Caanan, but when He did.  God does not say if He brings us into our heavenly home if we follow Christ, but when He does.  This promise had been made to Abraham, and it was a long time in being fulfilled, but it was always a certainty, because God had made the promise.  Verse twelve states, That thou shalt set apart unto the LORD all that openeth the matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males shall be the LORD’s.  All the first born males of the animals were to be set aside for God.  Verse thirteen adds, And every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break his neck: and all the firstborn of man among thy children shalt thou redeem.  There was  provision to redeem an ass by sacrificing a lamb instead, but if it wasn't redeemed it was to be destroyed.  The first born baby boy of the family could likewise be redeemed.  We are redeemed by the death of Christ on the cross, but if we don't accept His gift of salvation, we will still suffer spiritual death.  Verse fourteen continues, And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the LORD brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage:  God again told them to teach their children about the meaning of the feast, just as we today are to teach our children about the meaning of Christ's death on the cross.  Verse fifteen declares, And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the LORD slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast: therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all that openeth the matrix, being males; but all the firstborn of my children I redeem.  This was the explanation of why the people of Israel celebrated the Passover.  It was not just some meaningless ceremony, but was based on God's saving grace to the people of Israel, just as our worship of God should not be just some meaningless ritual.  Verse sixteen states, And it shall be for a token upon thine hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes: for by strength of hand the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt.  This was to be something that they constantly remembered, not just something that came up once a year.  We should constantly remember what God has done for us through His gift of salvation, and not just when we are at church.  Verse seventeen declares,, And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt:  God lead them peacefully through the land without going through the land of the Philistines, which would have been shorter, so that thy would not be tempted to return to Egypt.  We may not have peace in the world today after we accept Christ as our Savior and Lord, but God will lead us safely to Heaven, our promised land, so we should never be tempted to try and return to where we were spiritually before we accepted Christ.  Verse eighteen declares, But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt.  God lead them out with all their possessions by way of the Red Sea.  We cannot take our possessions when we go home to heaven, but God has promised that everything we need will already be there for us.  Vere nineteen states, And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he had straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you.  Moses took the bones of Joseph with him out of Egypt, as had been promised to Joseph all those year before.  Verse twenty adds, And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness.  They were finally on their way.  When we accept Christ as our Savior and Lord, we are on our way to our promised heavenly home from then on.  Vere twenty-one continues, And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:  Then verse twenty-two concludes, He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people.  God gave the people of Israel a physical sign of His presence with them day and night.  We today as followers of Christ do not have a physical sign of God's presence with us, but we have something much greater, and that is the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.

Exodus 13:1 says, And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,  Then verse two adds, Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.  God spoke to Moses once again and told him to dedicate the first born of all the people and animals of the nation of Israel to God.  God had spared all their first born when He destroyed the first born of Egypt, so it was a reasonable request that they be dedicated to God.  God spares us from the penalty of sin when we accept Christ as our Savior and Lord, so it is a reasonable request that we dedicate ourselves to living for Him.  Verse three declares, And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the LORD brought you out from this place: there shall no leavened bread be eaten.  The day that the people of Israel were delivered was to be remembered each year by eating unleavened bread.  We as followers of Christ today celebrate Easter for the same reason.  Easter is a celebration of the day that God delivered us from the power of sin and death.  Verse four adds, This day came ye out in the month Abib.  This verse specifies the time on their calendar of that day.  Verse five continues, And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month.  God told Moses that when God brought them to the land flowing with milk and honey that they were still to observe this day.  Sometimes, when God really prospers us, we tend to forget about serving Him, but we should always remember Who God is and what He wants of us as His followers.  Verse six states, Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to the LORD.  The people of Israel were to eat unleavened bread for a week, then have a feast to the LORD.  Verse seven adds, Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days; and there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee in all thy quarters. Not only were they to eat unleavened bread, they were to have no leaven in their house.  This would remove any temptation to use it.  When we accept Christ as our Savior and Lord, we should attempt to remove all things from our lives that could lead us into temptation.  Verse eight continues,  And thou shalt shew thy son in that day, saying, This is done because of that which the LORD did unto me when I came forth out of Egypt. They were to teach their children why this was done, just as we are to tell our children about salvation through Christ today.  Verse nine states, And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD’s law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of Egypt.  They were to keep the memory of what God did before them at all times, just as we are to with the memory of what God did for us when Christ died for us,  Verse ten concludes, Thou shalt therefore keep this ordinance in his season from year to year. This was to be a yearly celebration.

Exodus 12:41 says, And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt.  The Israelites left Egypt after four hundred and thirty years.  That was a long time for people to be waiting for deliverance, but God did deliver them.  No matter how long it takes, Christ is returning again.  Verse forty-two states, It is a night to be much observed unto the LORD for bringing them out from the land of Egypt: this is that night of the LORD to be observed of all the children of Israel in their generations.  This was to be an important day for the Israelites to observe remembering God's deliverance.   As followers of Christ, we should always remember to honor God for His deliverance of us from the penalty of sin.  Verse forty-three adds, And the LORD said unto Moses and Aaron, This is the ordinance of the passover: There shall no stranger eat thereof:  The Passover would be for the Israelites alone.  Salvation today is only available for those who accept Christ as Savior and Lord.  Verse forty-four continues, But every man’s servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.  Those who were servants bought for money who had been circumcised would be expected to observe the day.  As followers of Christ, we are not born into the nation of Israel, God's chosen people, but we are expected to live under God's law by our faith in Christ.  Verse forty-five continues, A foreigner and an hired servant shall not eat thereof.  Though those who were servants who had been bought were expected to observe the celebration, those who were just hired and foreigners were not.  Verse forty-six adds, In one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not carry forth ought of the flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall ye break a bone thereof.  Nothing was to be taken away from the feast.  We today can take nothing physical away from our relationship with Christ, but we must simply live by our faith in Him.  Verse forty-seven says, All the congregation of Israel shall keep it.  No one in Israel was exempt from the feast, since it represented a time when they were all delivered from Egypt.  Likewise, no believer in Christ is exempt from celebrating his or her deliverance from sin by the death, burial and resurrection of Christ.  Verse forty-eight states,  And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the passover to the LORD, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land: for no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof.  Strangers had away to become the same as the Israelites before God.  They were to be circumcised and obey God's law.  There is a way for anyone to become part of the family of God, and that is by accepting Christ as Savior and Lord.  Verse forty-nine continues, One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you.  All people were to be under the same law, and that was God's law, and the same is true today for those who follow Christ.  Verse fifty declares, Thus did all the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they. We are told that all the Israelites obeyed God's command.  Verse fifty-one concludes, And it came to pass the selfsame day, that the LORD did bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their armies.  That day, God delivered the people of Israel from Egypt.  The selfsame day we accept Christ, we are delivered from the power sin and the death penalty that it brings.

Exodus 12:29 says, And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.  God delivered on His promise.  God had given Pharaoh and the Egyptians plenty of opportunities to let the Israelites go before this final plague, and God gives everyone an opportunity to repent and accept Christ today before the final judgment.  Verse thirty states, And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house where there was not one dead.  Pharaoh and the Egyptians rose in the night with great anguish, because there was not any household that did not suffer the death of a family member.  Verse thirty-one declares, And he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, Rise up, and get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of Israel; and go, serve the LORD, as ye have said.  Pharaoh had told Moses that the next time he came before him he would die, but Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron and told them to take the Israelites and go and serve God.  When we are freed from the bondage of sin it is so we can go and serve God.  Verse thirty-two adds, Also take your flocks and your herds, as ye have said, and be gone; and bless me also.  Pharaoh was no longer attempting to set conditions, and he also asked Moses and Aaron to bless him.  What he really needed to do was to ask God to forgive him.  Verse thirty-three declares, And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste; for they said, We be all dead men.  The Egyptians were anxious for the people of Israel to leave, because they figured that if they didn't, they were going to die.  We should have that same urgency about coming to Christ today, because if we don't, we are spiritually dead forever.  Verse thirty-four states, And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneadingtroughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders.  The people of Isael obeyed God's instructions, just as we must today.  Verse thirty-five adds, And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment:  Not only did they take the unleavened bread, but they borrowed gold and silver jewels and clothes from the Egyptians, as Moses and Aaron had instructed them to do.  They would never repay the Egyptians, just as we can never repay God for the gift of salvation and the things He blesses us with today.  Verse thirty-six declares, And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they lent unto them such things as they required. And they spoiled the Egyptians.  Though the things loaned may have come from the Egyptians, it was God Who made it possible, just as He is behind all our blessings today.  Verse thirty-seven states, And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children.  About six hundred thousand Israelites left Egypt.  God was fulfilling His promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.  Verse thirty-eight adds, And a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very much cattle.  There were others, a mixed multitude, who went with the Israelites, along with all their flocks and cattle.  This wasn't just a small group who were leaving.  Verse thirty-nine adds, And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victual.  The people ate the unlearned bread, because they had to leave too quickly to prepare anything else.  We are better off with unleavened bread following Christ than with the finest food in the world without Him.  Verse forty concludes, Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years.  The people of Israel had been in Egypt for four hundred and thirty years before God set them free.  No matter how long we have been in spiritual bondage, God stands ready to set us free.