Moses Prays and the Angelic Armies Stand Revealed at the Sea

Another interpretation of "Stand still and see" (Exodus 14:13): they said to him, "When?" He said to them, "Tomorrow." They said to him, "Moses our teacher, we have no strength to endure." Moses prayed at that hour, and the Holy One showed them squadrons of ministering angels standing before them, in the manner of what is said, "And the servant of the man of God rose early... and he said, Fear not, for those who are with us are more... and Elisha prayed and said, O LORD, open his eyes..." (II Kings 6:15-17). So Moses prayed at that hour, and the Holy One showed them squadrons of ministering angels standing before them. And so it says, "From the brightness before Him, His clouds passed, hail and coals of fire" (Psalms 18:13). "His clouds," corresponding to their squadrons; "hail," corresponding to the stones of their catapults; "coals of fire," corresponding to their fire-engines; "fire," corresponding to their naphtha; "The LORD thundered from heaven" (Psalms 18:14), corresponding to the clashing of their shields and the tramp of their soldiers' boots; "and the Most High gave forth His voice," corresponding to the rattling of their weapons; "And He sent out His arrows and scattered them" (Psalms 18:15), corresponding to their arrows; "and lightnings in abundance, and routed them," corresponding to their war-cries.