Reference

Isaiah 43:16

Thus saith the Lord, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;
14

Thus saith the Lord, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships.

15

I am the Lord, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King.

16

Thus saith the Lord, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;

17

Which bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power; they shall lie down together, they shall not rise: they are extinct, they are quenched as tow.

18

Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.

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Literal Fulfillment

While the verse describes a past event (the parting of the Red Sea) in literal terms, its inclusion in a prophetic book like Isaiah often implies a broader metaphorical or spiritual application beyond a single historical event, suggesting a pattern of divine intervention rather than solely a literal prediction.

Prophetic Methods of Communication

The verse describes an action attributed to "the Lord" ("maketh a way in the sea"), but it does not describe *how* this information was communicated to a prophet or any specific method of divine revelation.