Measuring, it shows that the width from one edge of the side of the mountain to the other edge of the mountain is about 380 feet. This width can probably fit roughly sixty vehicles beside one another, snug, to each edge of both sides of the mountains.

Based in this week's Torah portion passage, יהוה can use people, including unbelievers, to glorify Himself by strengthening their hearts.

Indirectly related, Yeshua applied this principle to Himself in the upper room on the night of the Passover when His time was near to be crucified, which is noted in the Gospel of John

John 13:21 When Yeshua had thus said, He was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray Me. 22 Then the disciples looked one on another, doubting of whom He spake. 23 Now there was leaning on Yeshua's bosom one of His disciples, whom Yeshua loved. 24 Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, that he should ask who it should be of whom He spake. 25 He then lying on Yeshua's Breast saith unto Him, Lord, who is it? 26 Yeshua answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped it. And when he had dipped the sop, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. 27 And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Yeshua unto him, That thou doest, do quickly. 28 Now no man at the table knew for what intent He spake this unto him. 29 For some of them thought, because Judas had the bag, that Yeshua had said unto him, Buy those things that we have need of against the Feast; or, that he should give something to the poor. 30 He then having received the sop went immediately out: and it was night. 31 Therefore, when he was gone out, Yeshua said, Now is the Son of Man glorified, and hwhy is glorified in Him. 32 If יהוה be glorified in Him, יהוה shall also glorify Him in Himself, and shall straightway glorify Him.

Yeshua allowed HaSatan to enter into Judas Iscariot to betray Him as a means to glorify Himself as יהוה told Moses that He will glorify Himself through the strengthening of Pharaoh's heart and pursue after the Israelites.

Notice in verse four that יהוה had "strengthened" ("khazak" (חזק)) Pharaoh's heart one more time.


Sometimes יהוה uses us in Messiah to get entangled in the enemy's eyes by being placed between the "spiritual mouth of the gorges" of "spiritual death" and an "army of the world" on one side, and a dead end of a "spiritual sea" and "the Master of Darkness" who is HaSatan, thinking that we don't know what we are doing. But יהוה allows them to be against us in order to have us depend on Him to defeat the enemies in our lives. A basis of this is noted in the apostle Paul's letter to the assembly in Corinth

1 Corinthians 1:25 Because the Foolishness of hwhy is wiser than men; and the Weakness of hwhy is stronger than men.



Verses five through nine

5 And was told (declared) to the king of Egypt for the People had bolted away (ran away): and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants had changed to the People, and they said, What is this we have done?! For we have sent away את-Israel from serving us! 6 And את-his chariot was [(chariots were)] prepared, and took את-his people with him: 7 And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all of the chariots of Egypt, and three rankers (third rankers) over (upon) all of him. 8 And יהוה strengthened את-the heart of Pharaoh, King of Egypt, and pursued (chased) after the Sons of Israel: And the Sons of Israel had gone out on a Raised Hand [(High Hand)]. 9 And Egypt, they pursued (chased) after them, and all of the horses, chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen (hoofmen), and his force (valiant ones), they overtook them camping upon the sea, upon Pi Hahiroth, to the face of Baal Zephon.

Every horse and chariot that Pharaoh gathered went with Pharaoh to face the Israelites. It is possible that Pharaoh had, roughly at minimum, 50,000 men total when he pursued them. The only way Pharaoh had caught up with them was that he followed Israel's tracks to their location.



Verses ten through fourteen

10 And Pharaoh drew near, and the Sons of Israel, they lifted up את-their eyes, and behold, Egypt was marching (journeying) after them; and they feared much: and the Sons of Israel, they tsah-ahk shrieked (tsah-ahk-cried) to יהוה.

11 And they said to Moses, That with failing were no graves were in Egypt to have us take taken to the death in the wilderness? What is this you have done to us to bring us out [(by bringing us out)] from Egypt?! 12 Is that not this [(Is this not that)] the word which we spoke to you in Egypt, to say, Leave (Lack away) from us, and we will serve את-Egypt (the Egyptians)? For is good (better) for us serving את-Egypt than us dying in the wilderness. 13 And Moses said unto the People, Do you not fear. Stand and see את-the Salvation of יהוה which He will do for you today (the day): for which you see את-Egypt today, you shall not add (again) at seeing them [(see them again)] any more unto ages. 14 יהוה shall war for you, and you, you be silent.

How many of us in Yeshua could react in worst case scenarios when something potentially terrible happens to us, even in cases where it's "by sight", but in the end, whenever the amount of time He takes, יהוה comes and saves the day. But there are at times when we go to a "human leader" and we complain to them instead of the Leader of all leaders, our Heavenly Father through Yeshua, the Messiah. This is what the apostle Paul noted in his letter to the assembly in Corinth

2 Corinthians 5:7 (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)

In verse fourteen of this week's Torah portion passage, Moses told the Israelites to be silent and to stand still. This can be compared to us in Messiah, which is noted by the apostle Paul in his letter to the assembly in Corinth

1 Corinthians 2:5 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the Power of Elohim.

1 Corinthians 15:1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the Gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;

1 Corinthians 16:13 Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.

These Corinthians passages could connect to Moses saying to stand and see the Salvation of hwhy.

The apostle Paul also noted this in his letter to the assembly in Ephesus

Ephesians 6:13 Wherefore take unto you the whole Armour of hwhy, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

Ephraim Judah of Lion and Lamb Ministries noted that when it says to see the Salvation of hwhy, Moses was saying to see the "Yeshua" of יהוה. In other words, they saw Yeshua through His actions without His presence. Thank you, Ephraim.

This can be connected to Yeshua talking to the Jewish People during Hanukkah, which is noted in the Gospel of John

John 10:23 And Yeshua walked in the Temple in Solomon's Porch. 24 Then came the Jews round about Him, and said unto Him, How long dost Thou make us to doubt? If Thou be the Messiah, tell us plainly. 25 Yeshua answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the Works that I do in My Father's Name, They bear witness of Me. 26 But ye believe not, because ye are not of My Sheep, as I said unto you. 27 My Sheep hear My Voice, and I know them, and they follow Me: 28 And I give unto them Eternal Life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of My Hand. 29 My Father, which gave them Me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of My Father's Hand. 30 I and My Father are One. 31 Then the Jews took up stones again to stone Him. 32 Yeshua answered them, Many Good Works have I shewed you from My Father; for which of those Works do ye stone Me? 33 The Jews answered Him, saying, For a good work we stone Thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that Thou, being a man, makest Thyself Elohim. 34 Yeshua answered them, Is it not written in your Torah, I said, Ye are elohim? 35 If He called them elohim, unto whom the Word of יהוה came, and the Scripture cannot be broken; 36 Say ye of Him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of Elohim? 37 If I do not the Works of My Father, believe Me not. 38 But if I do, though ye believe not Me, believe the Works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in Me, and I in Him. 39 Therefore they sought again to take Him: but He escaped out of their hand,




Verses fifteen through eighteen

15 And יהוה said to Moses, What is your tsah-ahk- shriek (tsah-ahk-cry) to Me? Speak to the Sons of Israel, and they shall pull up (journey): 16 And you, raise your את-staff (rod, branch), and stretch out (stretch forth) את-your hand over (upon) the sea, and they will break apart (rip apart, zip open): And the Sons of Israel, they will go in the midst of the sea, on dry ground. 17 And behold I, I am with strengthening את-the heart of Egypt, and they will go after them: And I will be glorified (honored) among Pharaoh, and among all of his force (valiant ones), among his chariots, and among his horsemen (hoofmen). 18 And Egypt, they shall know for I am יהוה in My being glorified (honored) among Pharaoh, among his chariots, and among his horsemen (hoofmen).

Mark Biltz of El Shaddai Ministries noted that the Israelites should have gone to יהוה and not Moses. Israelites was making an accYOUsation against Moses, and as we will see later in the Torah, there will be an "accYOUsation debate" between יהוה and Moses.


In verse fifteen of this week's Torah portion passage, why did יהוה ask Moses that "you", meaning Moses, asked and not mentioned the Israelites who actually asked? It did not say Moses cried to יהוה. Either Moses came to hwhy before יהוה asked him this question, or יהוה was saying this to Moses as the representation of the Israelites.

Notice in verse eighteen of this week's Torah portion passage that one group of Pharaoh's forces was missing in this phrase, who were Pharaoh's army. Why was it excluded in this verse? I don't have the answer to this question at this time.

Mark Biltz of El Shaddai Ministries noted a connection of this week's Torah portion passage, which is noted in the Gospel of Mark

Mark 3:1 And He entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand. 2 And they watched Him, whether He would heal him on the Shabbath Day; that they might accuse Him. 3 And He saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth. 4 And He saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the Shabbath days, or to do evil? To save life, or to kill? But they held their peace. 5 And when He had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, He saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other. 6 And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against Him, how they might destroy Him.

As Egypt's heart was strengthened while Moses stretched out his hand to the sea, so was the Pharisees' hearts hardened while the man stretched out his withered hand. Thank you Mark.



Verses nineteen and twenty

19 And the Messenger of The Elohim that is going to the face of the Camp of Israel pulled up (journeyed), and went from behind them; And the Pillar of the Cloud pulled up (journeyed) from their faces and stood from behind them: 20 And came between the camp of Egypt and between the Camp of Israel; and was the Cloud and the darkness, and lighted את-the night: And did not come near, this one to this one all of the night.

In verse nineteen of this week's Torah portion passage, whoever heard of a Pillar of a Cloud that was for the day also providing light? There was no other mention of this ever again throughout Israel's journey in the wilderness. It was most likely that half of the Pillar of the Cloud provided darkness to the Egyptian army's side while giving light on the beach for the Israelites side throughout that night. This would have made a great scene in a movie.

This is an idea where the pillar was located at the entrance at Nuweiba Beach (a.k.a. Pi Hahiroth)