“And when Moses had stretched forth his hand over the sea, the Lord took it away by a strong and burning wind blowing all the night, and turned it into dry ground: and the water was divided.” -Exodus 14:21

This image depicts a powerful and dramatic scene that represents Moses parting the Red Sea, a famous event from the Book of Exodus in the Bible. Moses is shown standing in the foreground with his arms raised, staff in hand, as towering walls of water defy gravity on either side of him, creating a path through the sea. The sun beams down from an opening in the stormy clouds above, illuminating the scene with a divine light. A group of people can be seen in the distance, walking through the divided waters, which is the escape of the Israelites from Egypt. The mood is one of awe and the miraculous, with the raw power of the elements fully on display.