8191. Verses 19-22. And the angel of God set out, marching before the camp of Israel, and he went behind them; and the pillar of cloud set out from before them and stood behind them; and it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness, and it lighted up the night; and the one came not near the other all the night. And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and Jehovah made the sea go away by a strong east wind all night, and made the sea dry, and the waters were cleft asunder. And the sons of Israel came into the midst of the sea in the dry; and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand, and on their left. “And the angel of God set out,” signifies a setting in order by Divine truth; “marching before the camp of Israel,” signifies that was around the truths and goods of the church; “and he went behind them,” signifies protection lest the falsity of evil should flow into the will; “and the pillar of cloud set out from before them and stood behind them,” signifies the presence of the Lord protecting the things of the will, as it had previously protected those of the understanding; “and it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel,” signifies between the falsities of evil on the one side, and the truths of good on the other; “and it was a cloud and darkness,” signifies the condensation of falsity from evil on the one side; “and it lighted up the night,” signifies the enlightenment of truth from good on the other; “and the one came not near the other,” signifies consequently no communication; “all the night,” signifies in the obscure state; “and Moses stretched out his hand over the sea,” signifies the rule of the power of truth Divine over hell; “and Jehovah made the sea go away by a strong east wind,” signifies the means of the dissipation of falsity; “all the night,” signifies in the obscure state; “and made the sea dry,” signifies the dissipation of falsity; “and the waters were cleft asunder,” signifies separation from truths, and removal; “and the sons of Israel came into the midst of the sea in the dry,” signifies the entrance and passage of those who were of the spiritual church through hell in safety, and without any influx of falsity; “and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand, and on their left,” signifies that they were withheld from falsities on every side.