Exodus 14

Today's chapter is one of the better-known stories of the Old Testament, and one of God's more dramatic miracles. I wonder if the loss of a whole army is covered anywhere in Egyptian history, and moreover I wonder if Pharaoh himself was drowned with his troops or if he had stayed on the far side of the sea and just ordered his men in.

I'm also curious how many troops Pharaoh brought. The Israelites got very squeamish when they saw the Egyptians following them, and yet we know there were 600,000 men in the Exodus. Assuming even just a third of those were able-bodied and ready to fight it is still a large host - and yet they nearly wanted to turn back and enter slavery again! It is amazing how little faith we humans have in God, even when He shows all manner of signs and miracles in our lives.