EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 15:1 The song of praise is a celebration of the Lord’s triumph over Pharaoh’s army in the Red Sea. It is similar to other songs or psalms in both the OT and NT that celebrate particular events: Deborah and Barak’s song in response to victory over Sisera and Jabin (Judges 5:1);... [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 15:2 MY FATHER’S GOD echoes the Lord’s words to Moses at the burning bush (“the God of your father”; Exodus 3:6). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 15:4 RED SEA. See note on 13:18. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 15:6 RIGHT HAND (v. Exodus 15:12; compare v. Exodus 15:16). See also Exodus 6:1; Exodus 7:4. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getEle [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 15:9 While the words of THE ENEMY refer first of all to the actions of the Egyptians (PURSUE, OVERTAKE; see Exodus 14:9) who intended to bring Israel back to serve as their slaves (see Exodus 14:5), they also represent the pride and desire of any adversary of the Lord and his p... [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 15:13 These verses describe Israel’s journey out of Egypt and into Canaan. They anticipate the surrounding peoples’ fear. YOUR OWN MOUNTAIN, THE PLACE... YOU HAVE MADE FOR YOUR ABODE (v. Exodus 15:17). In one sense, all of Canaan is to be God’s dwelling. But his “abode” may ref... [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 15:16 PURCHASED. An image for how God “acquired” his people through his great deeds on their behalf. Compare Psalms 74:2. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS 15:22 Journey. Israel journeys from Egypt to Rephidim and responds to difficulties like the need for water (Exodus 15:22; Exodus 17:1) and food (Exodus 16:1). The narrative also includes two difficult situations the people face while encamped at Rephidim: the external attack by another nation... [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 15:24 GRUMBLED. Israel had just seen the power of the Lord unforgettably demonstrated, yet they failed to trust him. In contrast, Moses CRIED TO THE LORD to meet their needs. The STATUTE was intended to demonstrate that if the people would DILIGENTLY LISTEN TO THE VOICE OF THE... [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 15:25 The STATUTE calls Israel to obey all that the Lord has commanded and all that he will reveal later. This requires that the people follow Moses, through whom they will LISTEN TO THE VOICE OF THE LORD. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0,... [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 15:27 ELIM, with its TWELVE SPRINGS and SEVENTY PALM TREES, showed Israel that, since the Lord was leading them, they should not complain too quickly about difficult circumstances. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]