The people of Israel in Moses ’ day had seen great manifestations of God’s power, including God’s miraculous pillar of cloud that led them by day and that helped them to escape through the Red Sea.
Moosese päevil elanud iisraellased olid näinud võimsaid Jumala väe avaldusi, sealhulgas Jumala imelist pilvesammast, mis juhatas teed päeval ning aitas põgeneda läbi Punase mere.