The Israelites had to trust God and go through the sea. It is like jumping without a parachute, trusting that God will catch you.
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The Israelites were told to eat the passover meal in a hurry, dressed to go. In a similar vein there is an urgency to our faith.
Our will is a gift to be used right. The Pharaoh's heart was strengthened (hazaq lev) to resist God. It invited the perfect storm.
Moses is sent back to Egypt to do the impossible. God the great I Am who I Am, can do anything.
All the Sumerian stories of the flood, make the Genesis account even more convincing. Noah listened to God. He built an ark and saved his family.
Their offerings were not received the same, so Cain killed his brother Abel. The world is not equal. We may not covet what belongs to another.
The fall is wanting to be like God and trying to be in control ourselves. We all share in this guilt.