The parting of the Red Sea is a story familiar to many, and we must take care not to allow its familiarity to dull our senses. Throughout this portion of Scripture, God declares to Moses that He will make His glory known. Nothing like this had happened before in the sight of humanity, nor has it since. We see God reveal His unrivaled power over both nature and nation as He releases Egypt’s grasp on Israel once and for all. Even so, try to put yourself in the Israelites’ sandals for a moment: they were in a desert, heading to literally only God knows where, with the most powerful nation on earth coming straight toward them; they were stuck between an army and a sea. They were afraid; surely, they would die or be taken back into captivity. But God’s very presence was with them! When we face our greatest fear, it is all too easy to slip back into old mindsets and forget that God never leaves or forsakes His own. The Lord, in His kindness, used even the Israelites’ apparent dire circumstances to bolster their reverential trust and confidence in the Lord. Israel now knew there is no one like the Lord! For generations to come they would look back on this moment, praising God’s glorious deeds and wonders.