Exodus 14:21
And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.
Cross-references
In Exodus 14:16, God commands Moses to stretch his hand over the sea; in Exodus 14:21, Moses does so and the sea divides. Direct fulfillment.
Exodus 14:27 describes Moses stretching his hand again, causing the sea to return—the immediate sequel to the parting.
In Exodus 15:8, the Song of Moses poetically describes the same sea parting miracle as in Exodus 14:21, using imagery of God's breath.
Exodus 10:13 also involves Moses stretching his staff and an east wind, this time bringing locusts—parallel in method and divine control.
Exodus 15:10 poetically recounts God blowing with His wind so the sea covered the Egyptians—the same event celebrated.
In Psalm 74:13, 'You divided the sea by your might' poetically refers to the Red Sea parting as an act of divine power.
Isaiah 63:12 explicitly references the dividing of the waters by Moses’ hand, echoing the Exodus event.
Isaiah 51:10 directly recalls the drying of the sea, using the same imagery of the waters becoming a path for the redeemed.
In Psalm 136:13, it gives thanks to God who divided the Red Sea, directly citing the miracle.
In Psalm 114:3-5, the sea flees and Jordan turns back, poetic personification of the Exodus miracle.
In Psalm 106:7-10, the rebellion at the sea and God's rescue are retold, emphasizing the same deliverance.
In Psalm 78:13, it recounts how God divided the sea and made waters stand like a heap, a clear citation of the event.
In Psalm 66:6, it vividly recalls the sea turned to dry land and people crossing on foot, directly referencing Exodus 14:21.
In Nehemiah 9:11, the prayer recounts God dividing the sea and casting pursuers into the deep, commemorating this event.
In Joshua 4:23, it explicitly states the Lord dried up the Jordan just as He did the Red Sea, directly linking the two events.
In Joshua 3:13-16, the Jordan River similarly parts when the priests step in, mirroring the Red Sea miracle and showing God's continued power.
Acts 7:36 summarizes the Exodus wonders including the Red Sea miracle, affirming the event as a foundational act of salvation history.
Zechariah 10:11 explicitly echoes the Exodus: 'he shall pass through the sea' and dry up the Nile, applying the pattern to future deliverance.
Habakkuk 3:8 poetically recalls God's anger against the sea and rivers, likely referencing the Red Sea miracle as a theophany of salvation.
Numbers 33:8 summarizes Israel passing through the midst of the sea, directly referencing the crossing.
Joshua 2:10 records Rahab’s statement about the LORD drying up the Red Sea—a direct historical reference.
In Isaiah 50:2, God asks rhetorically about drying up the sea, recalling His power displayed at the Red Sea.
Isaiah 43:16 describes God as the one who makes a path in the mighty waters, clearly alluding to this Red Sea crossing.
Isaiah 11:15 prophesies a new exodus: God will dry up the Sea of Egypt and make a way across, directly building on this miracle.
Psalm 106:9 explicitly recalls this event: God rebuked the Red Sea and it dried up, leading Israel through the deep.
In 2 Samuel 22:16, David's song echoes this event: at God's rebuke the sea's channels were exposed, directly paralleling the parting.
In 2 Kings 2:8, Elijah parts the Jordan with his cloak, typologically repeating Moses' miracle of dividing waters.
Psalm 77:16 personifies the waters trembling at God's presence, poetically recounting the same Red Sea crossing.
Genesis 8:1 describes God sending a wind to make the floodwaters subside—a parallel to the wind drying the Red Sea.
Jonah 1:4 shows God hurling a great wind upon the sea — a parallel display of sovereignty over wind and sea, though here for judgment rather than deliverance.
In Job 26:12, God's power stills the sea and shatters Rahab, echoing the divine control over waters seen at the Red Sea.