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Then let us love, and fear, and trust | for His people every thing that is
in this good, and wise, and holy, ; good for them.
and powerful God; for He will do

 

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XXXIV.
PHARAOH PROWNED.

SIZEN Moses and the Is-; knew; He could find a way for
raelites left Egypt in so | them to escape. The pillar which
“| much haste, they did not | was before them, moved behind; it
isin! forget Joseph’s dying | stood now between the Israelites
command, but carried his | and the Egyptians; but the side
bones with them. Then they went | next the Israelites was bright, to
on, and came to the Red Sea. But | give them light; and the side next
when Pharaoh heard they were gone, | the Egyptians, was dark and cloudy,
he commanded his servants to bring | so that they could not see to do the
his chariots, and his horses; and he | Israelites any hurt all that night.
went with a great army to bring | Then God told Moses to stretch his
the people back again. He over- | rod over the sea; and the Lord sent
took them by the sea; they were all | a very strong wind to blow back the
resting in their tents; a pillar of | water; and in the morning, there
cloud was before them; God gave | was a dry road through the sea, and
them this pillar to show them the | the waters stood like a wall on each
road by day; and by night, He put | side. Who did this wonder? Not
before them a pillar of fire to give | Moses, not his rod, not the strong
them light. They were safe under | wind alone ;—it was God, God who
God’s keeping. But soon they look- | has power to do all things. The
ed up; and what did they see? | Israelites walked through the sea,
Pharaoh and the Egyptians coming | all of them, on dry ground; not
after them very quickly, with their | one was drowned, for God held
chariots and horses. The Israelites | back the waters till they were all
cried to the Lord, and said to Mo- | gone over safely. Then the Egyp-
ses, “Why hast thou brought us | tians tried to pursue them, and
away from Egypt? We shall die, | went in after them; but God looked
now, here in this wilderness!” They | angrily at them through the pillar,
forgot that God was still with them; | and made them fear, and took off
but Moses said, “ Fear not; be still, | the wheels of their chariots. And
and the Lord will fight for you.” | then He told Moses to stretch his
Then the Lord commanded the | rod over the sea, and the waters came
people to go on. But where could | back again upon Pharaoh, and his
they go? The great sea was before | army, and his servants, and cha-
them, and there was no bridge to | riots, and horses, and they were all
go over, and no ships to carry them | drowned.
across. What could they do? God In the morning, the Israelites