An eagle doodad.

Eagle doodad

An eagle doodad.

"Firefly or Lightning bug; adult." —Davison, 1906

Firefly

"Firefly or Lightning bug; adult." —Davison, 1906

"Firefly or lightning bug larva" — Davison, 1906

Larval Firefly

"Firefly or lightning bug larva" — Davison, 1906

"Indra, the god of heaven, of thunder, lightning, storm, and rain." —Bulfinch, 1897

Indra

"Indra, the god of heaven, of thunder, lightning, storm, and rain." —Bulfinch, 1897

An illustration of a flash of lightning.

Lightning Strike

An illustration of a flash of lightning.

"And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and Jehovah overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, even all the host of Pharaoh that went in after them into the sea; there remained not so much as one of them." Exodus 14:27-28 ASV
<p>Pharaoh and his armies are destroyed by the returning water of the Red Sea. Men, chariots, weapons, and horses are tossed by waves. Moses and the Israelites stand on dry land in the background. Moses has his staff raised over the waters. A single strike of lightning streaks the sky.

The Red Sea Swallows Pharaoh and His Army

"And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its strength when the morning…