The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 14:19-31
The goodness and severity of God. I. WHAT GOD IS TO HIS OWN IN THE DAY OF TROUBLE . 1 . He comes between them and their foes. God's presence is between us and our enemies, and they can do no more against us than his love permits. 2 . He is light to them in the time of peril. 3 . The waters are divided before them However much our way may seem hedged in, God's arm will open up a path for us. 4 . The way was not only a path of escape, but one of... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 14:19-22
God protects his own, but in strange ways. The passage of the Red Sea was the crowning miracle by which God effected the deliverance of his people from the bondage of Egypt; and all its circumstances were strange and worthy of notice. I. THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD , WHICH HAD BEEN WONT TO LEAD THEM , REMOVED AND WENT BEHIND THEM . They had to enter the dark and slimy bed from which the sea had retired without the cheering sight of the Divine presence... read more