God who parts the waters: “And the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind all that night, and turned the sea into dry ground” (v. 21). When the time comes to restore the sea to its previous state (and drown the Egyptians), God again commands Moses, “Hold out your arm over the sea, that the waters may come back upon the Egyptians and upon their chariots and upon their horsemen” (v. 26), and Moses obeys: “Moses held out his arm over the sea and at daybreak the sea returned to its normal state.”