The LORD uses leaders to deal with threats to the welfare of his people, and he is the God who delivers them.
As opposition grew toward Jesus, he anticipated that it would reach his followers as well and prepare them for how to live.
To be ready for Jesus’ coming, we need to be doing what he has already told us to do.
At the Red Sea, the LORD triumphed gloriously, made himself known, and anticipated his greater triumph in the cross and resurrection.