No sooner than six days after the Jewish former slaves left Egypt, King Paraoh had another change of heart. (What else is new?) The king himself led his army of 600 chariots to chase them. Stuck between the sea and the Egyptians, the Jews panicked, and split into different groups with differing opinions.
“There’s no choice! We’ve got to go back to Egypt!”
“Back to Egypt?! forget it! Let’s throw ourselves into the sea instead!”
“No way! Never! we’ll fight the Egyptians right here and now!”
“At a time like this, the only thing to is pray to G-d to save us!”
Taking charge, Moshe leader of the Jews, announced, “Hashem will fight for you and you have only to remain silent!”
The sea then split and the Jews were seen crossing safely on dry land. After they crossed, the Egyptian army entered the sea in pursuit.
