the splitting of the sea took place in dramatic fashion. we were surrounded by factors more powerful than ourselves. from the sides sheer cliffs,behind were Pharaoh's chariots while ahead were the forbidding waters of the red or reed sea.we stood there with no chance of survival.
after all the miracles , all the heartaches and exultation it seemed as if it were all coming to an end.
the people debated amongst themselves. for Moshe hadn't taken into account the determination of Pharaoh .one group said "let's give ourselves up . at least we might spare some of us for life".
a second group said "let's fight" ." better to die fighting than to live as a slave". another group opted for drowning in the sea. the last group felt it was preferable to Pray!
Moshe asked for the wisdom to deal with the danger. he was told to enter into the sea and it would split for the people!
the rest is recorded in the Torah...
let's analyze the approaches of the people,then the approach that g-d commanded.
the first two groups had non Torah approaches even though these approaches are very much the fad of today.
the first approach is give up. they are bigger, stronger , faster. we cannot fight with them for it will be a slaughter. let's make the prudent move and give up. many might argue that indeed this was Rabbi Yochanan Ben Zakkay's approach with regard to the Romans. except that here we had just witnessed the 10 plagues with all the ancillary miracles,so how could we doubt?
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