And the Lord said to Moses, "Why do you cry out to me? Speak to the children of Israel, and they will go." (14:15)
Let us close our eyes for a moment, disconnect from our turbulent world, and try to enter the perspective of the wandering Jew leaving Egypt, into the same dilemma that gripped tens of thousands of your people, the House of Israel, in those tense hours.
Here, through the door of redemption, a gleaming light shines. The yoke of slavery is over and we are freed from Egyptian prison. But just then, a strategic mistake suddenly occurs. Instead of traveling through Philistine land, an error in navigation and the Israelites embark on a long and difficult journey. The mistake has serious consequences: the Egyptian army is racing behind, the Red Sea blocks the way ahead, predatory animals flank from right and left, and a quick assessment of the situation leads to the conclusion that the story is lost.
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But precisely then came the call of God to Moses: "Why do you cry out to me? Speak to the children of Israel and let them go" - what is the fear?! I am the guide, I am the navigator, everything here is planned! Go! Enter this journey, and you will discover that there is a tremendous divine revelation here.
The miracle of miracles lies precisely in the place where the mind is certain that all the mistakes have been made. Now you will see that from here will arise the complete redemption: the elimination of the Egyptian army, and the bringing of true security and peace to the fleeing Jew.
Sometimes we see the great men of Israel taking steps that we may not fully understand, we have questions, doubts, it seems unclear, there are four classes, each saying different things. A terrible lack of clarity.
It is precisely at this point that we need to internalize that the great men of Israel see what we do not see. Their every action and decision comes from the mouth of the Creator, who guides them and sends blessings and heavenly help in all the works of their hands. We ask no questions!
And now we see how from moment to moment the picture becomes clearer, the sea begins to split, the snakes have already jumped into the water, and the great miracle is already clear and visible.
We are happy that we won!
