Did Israel Leave the Reed Sea by Divine Command or On Their Own

Midrash Tanchuma Buber, Beshalach 16:2

Curated by Arthur·Translated by Maggid (Beta)·

Another interpretation (of Exod. 15:22): THEN MOSES HAD <ISRAEL> JOURNEY. Rabbi Joshua said: Which is the journey that Israel journeyed that was not by the command of the Gevurah (the Divine Power)? This is the one of which it is stated (in Exod. 15:22): THEN MOSES HAD <ISRAEL> JOURNEY. Rabbi Eleazar of Modim said: It was by the command of the Gevurah that they journeyed. This is the one of which it is stated (in Exod. 15:22): THEN MOSES HAD <ISRAEL> JOURNEY.

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