week 5 choice 4

The story of Moses parting the red sea is in Exodus 14:19-30.  Of the many miracles that were performed through Moses this was probably the most powerful and amazing.  To think that the red sea was parted and the water was as a wall on either side of the Children of Israel is quite powerful and illustrates in just a small way the power of the Lord.  I really like this scripture and this story because everything in the Old testament points to the Savior and the Gospel that is introduced to the world in the New Testament during Christ's birth.  Obviously the Children of Israel were saved in a symbolic way using water and is pointing towards the ordinance of Baptism.  The Children of Israel were saved from captivity (sin) by water (baptism).  All of their Captors (sins) were washed away in the baptism of the Red Sea.  It all really comes together when you see what the Lord was trying to demonstrate in this miracle with not only his power but a future teaching moment when baptism was again part of the Gospel on the earth.