In 14.1-31: Israel crosses the Red Sea, and God defeats the Egyptians.
As Pharaoh had tried to drown Israel's children in the Nile River (1.22), so Pharaoh and his army will drown in the Red Sea.
The sea crossing is one of the central events in ancient Israel's collective memory.
In verse 2: Pi-hahhiroth, Migdol, and Baal-zephon appear here as sites on the western boundary of Egypt, just before Israel crosses into the wilderness of the Sinai Peninsula.
In verse 4: On Pharaoh's hardened heart, see comment on 4.21.
In verse 8: On Pharaoh's hardened heart, see v. 4 and comment on 4.21.
The Egyptians ... you shall never see again recalls Moses' words to Pharaoh in 10.28-29.
In verse 14: The image of the Lord as a divine warrior who will fight for you is a frequent biblical theme (15.3; Ps 24.8; Isa 42.13).
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