A narrated passage imagining Miriam after the Exodus, pulling out a tambourine and leading the women in singing, dancing, and praise following the drowning of Pharaoh's army; emphasizes communal rejoicing and newfound freedom after generations of oppression.
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And when they crossed over on dry land and they looked across and they saw Pharaoh and his army drown. Just go with me here. But I can imagine Miriam, she goes digging into her bag, and she digs past the. I don't know, the sunscreen and the olive oil and the medicinal herbs, and she pulls out her tambourine. And you know what the best thing about a tambourine is? You don't have to have much skill to use is loud. And it gets the people's attention. And when all the women heard Miriam's tambourine, guess what? They packed theirs, too. And they followed Miriam, and they went out after her. And they led the people with singing and dancing and praising the Lord who had triumphed gloriously. They were free for the first time in generations.