Parting of the Waters

How many times did God part the waters? 

     I have a tendency to forget the stories of the waters parting except the one of Moses and the Red Sea. But actually, there were other times in scripture God caused the waters to part. In my search, I found five times: 

1. In the beginning with God's creation:  Genesis 1:6-7, "And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so." 

2. Moses delivers the Israelites out of Egypt (Red Sea): Exodus 14:21-22 "And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left."

3: Carrying the ark (Jordan River): Joshua 3:16-17, "That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zairean: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho. And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jordan."

4. When Elijah is taken into heaven (Jordan River): 2 Kings 2:8, "And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground." 

5. When Elisha returns from seeing Elijah taken into heaven  (Jordan River): 2 Kings 2:12, "And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the Lord God of Elijah? And when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over." 

God, I pray for parted waters so I may walk the righteous path with you on solid ground. I pray for wisdom and courage to move through the waters when they are parted by your miraculous hand.