The Lord divided the waters at least five different times as reported in the scriptures. Most of us know about the Red Sea, but there were others.
The Lord Divided The Waters | ||
Occurrence | Where | Reference |
1 | Sea | “And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.” |
2 | Jordan River | “And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.” |
3 | Jordan River | “And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.” |
4 | Jordan River | “"And he [Elisha] took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the LORD God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over.” |
5 | Egyptian Sea | “And the LORD shall utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his mighty wind shall he shake his hand over the river, and shall smite it in the seven streams, and make men go over dryshod.” |