Have you ever been in a tight spot? Perhaps no people in history have been in a more difficult position than the children of Israel were in when they left Egypt. The Pharaoh of Egypt had reluctantly released the children of Israel to worship God in the wilderness. Pharaoh soon had second thoughts, however, and said in Exodus 14:5, “Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us?” He immediately got his army together and gave chase and caught up with them.