graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the desert? What in the world have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt? Isn’t this what we told you in Egypt, ‘Leave us alone so that we can serve the Egyptians, because it is better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the desert!’ ” (Exod 14:11–12 NET). God obviously overlooked the revolt, for he parted the sea, the Jewish people crossed the sea on dry ground (Exod 14:22), the sea destroyed Egypt’s army (Exod 14:23–28), and the