and were all baptized unto Moses The passing through the cloud (Exodus 14:19) and the sea was a type of Christian Baptism, in that he who passes through it exchanges a state of bondage for a state of freedom, the hard yoke of a Pharaoh for the fatherly care of God, and this in consequence of his following the guidance of a leader sent by God. The Israelites were baptized - unto Moses," because by passing through the cloud and the sea they had become connected with him, dependent on his commands and guidance.

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