Picture this. It's around 1250 B.C., and the Israelites are standing on the shore of the Red Sea. After so many years of ruthless oppression, the king of Egypt–Pharaoh–finally freed the people of Israel from slavery. The Israelites were well along on their journey when the king of Egypt suddenly changed his mind about freeing the people. It was clear God was on Israel's side, and after so many plagues on Egypt, Pharaoh genuinely wanted to get these people out of his sight. But that meant he would lose the free labor he was getting from them, and that[…]