YAHWEH LEADS HIS PEOPLE OUT OF EGYPT IN TRIUMPH (EXODUS 13:17 TO EXODUS 14:31). The acknowledgement of Yahweh's initial deliverance having been dealt with the narrative now moves on to the escape from Egypt. There is again a clear chiastic pattern: a Yahweh leads His people out of Egypt (Exodus 13... [ Continue Reading ]
Exodus 14 . YAHWEH DESTROYS THE FORCES OF EGYPT (EXODUS 14:1). In this chapter we discover how Pharaoh changed his mind and determined to bring the Israelites back. Once the first grieving over the deaths of the firstborns was over things did not seem quite so black and, angry at being thwarted, he... [ Continue Reading ]
YAHWEH REVEALS HIS POWER BY DESTROYING THE EGYPTIAN FORCES (EXODUS 14:15). a Israel is to go forward and Moses must lift up his staff over the sea and divide it (Exodus 14:15 a). b The children of Israel will go into the sea on dry ground (Exodus 14:16 b). c Yahweh will get Himself honour agains... [ Continue Reading ]