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Victory then Desert

How many times have you watched Charlton Hest... er Moses part the Red Sea in the movie The Ten Commandments? When I was a kid I was amazed at the special effects. As I grew older I was disgusted by all of the stupid dialog. I haven’t seen that film in years. However, I just finished reading the on the set account this evening in the book of Exodus chapter 14 and 15. Something hit me this reading. The sea closed over the enemy. There were dead on the shore. There was an on the spot original score written by Moses and recorded in Scripture. There was a dance lead by Miriam of all people. She must have been ninety at the time. Everyone was happy. The big bad Egyptian army was no more. Victory was won! Then the phrase that caught my attention in Exodus 15. 22 where text says, “ Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea and they went into the Desert of Shur. CUT! That can’t be right. We need to do that over again. Fresh from one of the greatest displays of God’s might since Creation. One of...