+DEV+ P – Power of God

Date: September 29, 2009 10:02 PM
Topic: +DEV+ P – Power of God

P – Power of God

“He saved them for his name’s sake, to make his mighty power known. He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; he led them through the depths as through a desert.” (Psalm 106:8-9)
Scripture Focus: Exodus 14

Question: How wide was the Red Sea parted in the Exodus?
Answer: wide enough to let all the Israelites plus their animals cross in one night.

We know from Numbers 2:32-33 that 600,000 fighting men (age 20 and over, fit for battle) left Egypt in the Exodus with Moses. Most of these men would be married; this doubles the figure. Allowing an average of four children per couple makes a total of 3.5 million, not counting the elderly. Some scholars estimate that 6 or 7 million Hebrews had to cross the Red Sea.

If 3.5 million people would march two abreast it would take them 35 days and nights to cross. Because they were leaden with the wealth of Egypt showered on them at departure and were more of a mob than organized, I believe they went at least 50,000 abreast. If so, the Red Sea had to be parted at least 10 miles wide for them all to cross in one night. No wonder the Bible so often refers back to God’s mighty miracle of taking His people through the Red Sea. What a mighty God we serve!

Insight: If God could perform the miracle of parting the Red Sea, He surely can handle the biggest burden you are carrying today. Trust His power to work in your behalf.

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