The Egyptians pursued. — All the Israelites having entered the bed of the sea, the pillar of the cloud, it would seem, withdrew af…

They were now in the midst of the sea between the two high walls of water, and before they could flee, see what happened to them:

And the Egyptians pursued
The Israelites going forwards towards the sea as they were ordered, and going into it:

The dividing of the Red Sea was the terror of the Canaanites (Joshua 2:9); the praise and triumph of the Israelites ([Reference Psalms …