How it works
Pharaoh let God's people go, and Moses led them out of Egypt. A pillar of cloud went ahead of them by day and fire by night. They camped beside a great sea.
Then Pharaoh changed his mind and sent horses and chariots after them. The people were very afraid, but Moses stood tall and calm and told them not to be afraid.
Moses held his staff out over the sea, and all that night a strong east wind pushed the water back. By morning there was dry ground, with a wall of water on each side.
The people walked across. The army's wheels began to stick, and at daybreak the water rolled back. Miriam took up a tambourine, and the people sang a song of thanks.