480 B
480 B
they were trapped between Pharaoh’s army and the Red Sea
God had led the Israelites to the shore of the Red Sea without a way to cross the deep water of the sea. God also allowed the Egyptians to catch up with the Israelites there. He did this so that he could show the Israelites the he could protect them even in that hopeless situation.
We are going to die!
The Israelites thought they would either be killed by the Egyptian army or would go into the sea and drown.