Did the pharaoh drown in the Red Sea?

Answer 1

The scriptures are so clear on this, that the pharaoh and all his men were drowned in their pursuit, that we should be able to establish who the pharaoh was and exactly what year the Exodus occurred, simply by identifying the pharaoh whose death is unaccounted for.

Surprisingly, all the pharaohs of the Late Bronze Age are accounted for in the records! There is not a scrap of evidence over a period of centuries that tells of the turmoil that the plagues or the loss of a pharaoh, an entire army and numerous slaves would inevitably cause. No pharaoh drowned in the Red Sea, and this is just one reason that almost all scholars say there was no Exodus from Egypt as described in The Bible.

Answer 2

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Put simply - YES. Here's the story. You might remember that Gods people were slaves to Pharaoh and his people. So God caused the 10 plagues to come upon Egypt. 1) The river turned to blood. 2) Frogs invaded the land. 3) The dust of the ground was turned into biting gnats. 4) An invasion of big flies. 5) The cattle died. 6) The Egyptians were struck with bad sores - boils - all over their bodies. 7) The worst hailstorm in history. 8) A swarm of locusts that ate everything the hail didn't destroy - leaving the Egyptians with no food. 9) Three days of complete and total darkness. 10) The death of every firstborn. Phar′aoh told the Israelites to leave Egypt after God brought the 10th plague on the Egyptians. About 600,000 Israelite men left, as well as many women and children. Also, a large number of other people, who had become believers in Jehovah, left with the Israelites. They all took their sheep and goats and cattle with them. Before they left, the Israelites asked the Egyptians for clothes and for things made of gold and silver. The Egyptians were very much afraid, because of that last plague upon them. So they gave the Israelites everything they asked for. After a few days the Israelites came to the Red Sea. There they rested. In the meantime, Phar′aoh and his men began to feel sorry that they had sent the Israelites away. 'We have let our slaves go!' they said. So Phar′aoh changed his mind once more. He quickly got his war chariot and his army ready. Then he began to chase after the Israelites with 600 special chariots, as well as all the other chariots of Egypt. When the Israelites saw Phar′aoh and his army coming after them, they were very much afraid. There was no way to flee. The Red Sea was on one side of them, and here the Egyptians were coming from the other direction. But Jehovah put a cloud between his people and the Egyptians. So the Egyptians were not able to see the Israelites to attack them. Jehovah then told Moses to stretch his stick out over the Red Sea. When he did, Jehovah caused a strong east wind to blow. The waters of the sea were parted, and the waters were held up on both sides. Then the Israelites began to march through the sea on dry ground. It took hours for the millions of people with all their animals to get safely through the sea to the other side. Finally the Egyptians were able to see the Israelites again. Their slaves were getting away! So they rushed into the sea after them. When they did, God caused the wheels of their chariots to fall off. The Egyptians became very much afraid and began to cry out: 'Jehovah is fighting for the Israelites against us. Let's get out of here!' But it was too late. This is when Jehovah told Moses to stretch his stick out over the Red Sea, as you saw in the picture. And when Moses did, the walls of water began to come back and cover the Egyptians and their chariots. The whole army had followed the Israelites into the sea. And not one of the Egyptians got out alive! How happy all God's people were to be saved! The men sang a song of thanks to Jehovah, saying: 'Jehovah has won a glorious victory. He has thrown the horses and their riders into the sea.' Moses' sister Mir′i·am took her tambourine, and all the women followed her with their tambourines. And as they danced with joy, they sang the same song as the men were singing: 'Jehovah has won a glorious victory. He has thrown the horses and their riders into the sea.' Exodus chapters 12 to 15.

Answer 3

Two opinions are given in the midrash Mechilta. One is that Pharaoh drowned in the sea. The other is that he survived miraculously in order to be fully aware of the magnitude of God's power. This second opinion is also that of the midrash Yalkut Shim'oni.

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Evidence of the Exodus

Answer 4

Yes, when Moses and his people finshed crossing, God made the water of the Red Sea come down on Pharaoh and his men. So yes, Pharaoh did drown in the Red Sea.