Exodus - Chapter 14

This Chapter tells the story of the crossing of the sea.  God demonstrates his power and authority as the Israelites cross the parted sea on dry land, and Pharaoh and his Egyptian army are drowned.

This was a major event in the life of the Israelites, and is referred to many times.

Paul - in his letter to the Romans (Chapter 6) talks about baptism.  He says "don't you know that all of us who were baptised into Christ Jesus were baptised into his death.  We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life."

This baptism and resurrection into a new life through Jesus was symbolised in the crossing through the sea.In his first letter to the Corinthians (Chapter 10) Paul says "I do not want you to be ignorant of the fact, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud and that they passed through the sea.  They were all baptised into Moses in the cloud and in the sea."