Êxodo 15:8 NVT

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 15:1-21

One of the first songs in the Bible— the first Jewish song—we may almost call it the tap-root whence springs the main stem of Jewish psalmody. The art of poetry and instruments of music were no doubt brought from Egypt; the land of slavery was yet the land of science. Such "spoils" were made all the more valuable, and appropriated all the more firmly by consecration (cf. Keble, Christian Year, 3rd Sunday in Lent). All the wealth of the world is at the disposal of God's children—for the earth... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 15:3-21

The results of deliverance to God's people. I. THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MARVELLOUSNESS OF GOD 'S POWER (3-12). 1 . The might of Egypt, when measured with the strength of God, was utter vanity (4, 5). The Lord's right hand had dashed in pieces the enemy. What can make the heart afraid which knows the power of God? 2 . The deadly malice of Egypt was extinguished in a moment like a spark beneath the heel. The picture of the foe's deadly purpose II. CONFIDENCE FOE ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 15:6-18

Between Exodus 15:5 and Exodus 15:6 , Miriam's chorus was probably interposed "Sing ye unto the Lord," etc. Then began the second strophe or stanza of the ode. It is, in the main, expansive and exegetical of the preceding stanza, going into greater detail, and drawing a contrast between the antecedent pride and arrogance of the Egyptians and their subsequent miserable fall. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 15:8

With the blast of thy nostril the waters were gathered together . Poetically, Moses describes the east wind which God set in motion as "the blast" or "breath of his nostrils." By means of it, he says, the waters were "gathered together," or "piled up;" then, growing bolder in his imagery, he represents the floods as "standing in a heap" on either side, and the depths as "congealed. No doubt, if these terms are meant to be taken literally, the miracle must have been one in which "the sea" (as... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 15:1-18

With the deliverance of Israel is associated the development of the national poetry, which finds its first and perfect expression in this magnificent hymn. It was sung by Moses and the people, an expression which evidently points to him as the author. That it was written at the time is an assertion expressly made in the text, and it is supported by the strongest internal evidence. In every age this song gave the tone to the poetry of Israel; especially at great critical epochs of deliverance:... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 15:8

Exodus 15:8. With the blast of thy nostrils Or, of thine anger, as the Hebrew word is often rendered. He means that vehement east wind, (Exodus 15:10, and Exodus 14:21,) which was raised by God’s anger in order to the ruin of his enemies. The floods Hebrew, the streams, or the flowing waters, whose nature it is to be constantly in motion; stood upright as a heap This is wonderfully beautiful and majestic, as indeed the whole song is. The inspired writer ennobles the wind by making... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Exodus 15:1-21

Click image for full-size versionMoses’ victory song (15:1-21)The song that Moses and the people sang was more than just a song of rejoicing over a fallen enemy. It was above all a song of praise to God, whose character the people had come to know better in the events of their deliverance from Egypt. He was a God of power who saved his people and overthrew their enemies, a God of terrible majesty and holiness who so directed the forces of nature that arrogant, rebellious people were destroyed... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Exodus 15:8

blast . Hebrew. ruach. See App-9 . nostrils . Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. See App-6 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Exodus 15:7-10

"And in the greatness of thine excellency thou overthrowest them that rise up against thee: Thou sendest forth thy wrath, it consumeth them as stubble. And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters piled up, The floods stood upright as a heap; The deeps were congealed in the heart of the sea. The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; My desire shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them. Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Exodus 15:8

Exodus 15:8. And with the blast of thy nostrils— This is commonly supposed to refer to the wind mentioned in the 21st verse of the preceding chapter, which was the instrument of gathering the waters together. But, as the heat of the nostrils, all through the Scripture, is used to express wrath, one would rather conceive, that the expression refers to that fiery indignation of the Lord, mentioned in the foregoing verse. See, in particular, Job 4:9. The expletive and, again, in this verse,... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 15:1-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 15:3-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 15:6-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 15:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 15:1-18

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 15:8

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Exodus 15:1-21

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Exodus 15:8

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Exodus 15:7-10

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Exodus 15:8

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