Connect Psalm 114:5 with Exodus 14:21. How do both passages demonstrate God's might? The Scene Behind the Two Verses • Exodus 14 unfolds on the shore of the Red Sea: Israel trapped, Pharaoh’s army closing in. • Psalm 114 looks back centuries later, poetically celebrating the same rescue. The Texts Side-by-Side • Exodus 14:21 — “Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind and turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided.” • Psalm 114:5 — “Why was it, O sea, that you fled, O Jordan, that you turned back?” God’s Might on Display • Power over nature – He does not merely calm the sea; He commands it to split (Exodus 14:21). – The psalm personifies the sea as retreating in fear before its Maker (Psalm 114:5). • Precision and timing – The wind blows “all that night,” holding the walls of water until every Israelite is safe (Exodus 14:22, 29). – Psalm 114 compresses that night into a question that highlights God’s effortless supremacy: “Why did you flee?” • Covenant faithfulness – God had pledged deliverance (Genesis 15:13–14; Exodus 3:7–8). Parting the sea proves He keeps His word. – The psalmist reminds later generations that the same faithful God still reigns (Psalm 114:7–8). Echoes Through the Rest of Scripture • Jordan River parts for Israel’s next generation (Joshua 3:13–17) — the God who opened the Red Sea repeats His miracle. • Elijah and Elisha strike the Jordan (2 Kings 2:8, 14) — prophets act under the same divine authority. • Jesus calms the storm (Mark 4:39) — the incarnate Son exercises identical control over wind and water. Why These Moments Matter Today • Creation answers to its Creator; nothing in the natural world stands against His command. • What looks impossible to us is simple for Him — seas retreat, paths appear, enemies are silenced. • The God who moved the waters still moves in power for His people (Hebrews 13:8). Taking It to Heart • Remember the Red Sea when you face a wall of difficulty; the Lord can open a dry path where none exists. • Let Psalm 114’s question echo in your mind: if the sea must flee before Him, why should fear stay in you? |
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