Exodus 15:1-19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 15:10

Thou didst blow with thy wind ,.... A strong east wind, Exodus 14:22 which is the Lord Christ's, who has it in his treasury, holds it in his fists, sends it out as he pleases, and it fulfils his word and will: the sea covered them ; which stood up in an heap as a wall to let Israel pass through, and fell down with all its waves and billows with great force upon the Egyptians, and covered and drowned them: they sunk as lead in the mighty waters ; which is a very heavy metal, and,... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 15:11

Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods ?.... For the perfections of his nature, for the blessings of his goodness, and for the works of his hands; and especially for the greatness and excellency of his power, seen in the salvation of his people, and the ruin of their enemies: there is none like him "among the mighty ones", as it may be rendered; among the mighty angels, who excel in strength, and are sometimes called gods; or among the mighty ones on earth; or the sons of the mighty,... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 15:12

Thou stretchedst out thy right hand ,.... That is, exerted his power, and gave a display and proof of it; of which the right hand is an emblem: the earth swallowed them ; meaning Pharaoh and his host; for though they were drowned in the sea, that being a part of the terraqueous globe, they may be said to be swallowed in the earth; as Jonah, when in the depth of the sea, the earth and its bars are said to be about him, Jonah 2:6 and besides, many of Pharaoh's army might be swallowed up... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 15:13

Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed ,.... From their servitude and bondage in Egypt; and so they were the Lord's people, peculiar to him, and distinct from all others: those he led forth, as out of Egypt, so through the Red sea onward towards Canaan's land; which was owing to his mercy, pity, and compassion to them in their affliction and distress: thus the spiritual Israel are a people redeemed by Christ from the bondage of sin, Satan, and the law, and are... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 15:14

And the people shall hear, and be afraid ,.... What follows from hence to the end of the song is plainly prophetic, a prediction of future events; and this clause respects the case of all the nations of the earth, who should hear the report of the plagues, brought upon the Egyptians for the sake of Israel, and of their being brought out of Egypt, and of their being led through the Red sea as on dry land, and of the destruction of Pharaoh and his host in it, which report would strike a panic... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 15:15

Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed , Of which there were many, see Genesis 36:15 the land being first governed by dukes, as perhaps it was at this time, though in some few years after it had a king, Numbers 20:14 now these, when they heard of the wonderful things that were done for Israel in Egypt, at the Red sea, and in the wilderness, were astonished and surprised, and filled with fear and dread, see Deuteronomy 2:4 , the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 15:16

Fear and dread shall fall upon them .... On the several nations and people before mentioned, especially the Canaanites, which the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem interpret of the fear of death, lest the Israelites should fall upon them and destroy them, or God should fight for them, against them, and bring ruin and destruction on them: by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone ; awed by the power of God, visible in what he had done for the Israelites, and upon... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 15:17

Thou shalt bring them in ,.... Into the land of Canaan, which is often ascribed to the Lord, as well as his bringing them out of the land of Egypt, see Deuteronomy 8:8 , and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance ; in the country which he chose for the inheritance of his people and himself; one part of which was very mountainous, called the hill country of Judea, and especially Jerusalem, round about which mountains were; and particular respect may be had to Mount Moriah and... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 15:18

The Lord shall reign for ever and ever. Even that same Lord that is spoken of throughout this song, and to whom everything in it is ascribed, and who is no other than the Lord Jesus Christ; his reign began in eternity, when he was set up and anointed as King over God's holy hill of Zion, his church, the elect, who were a kingdom put under his care and charge, and which he will deliver up again one day, complete and perfect: he reigned throughout the whole Old Testament dispensation, and was... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 15:19

For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea ,.... Meaning not that particular and single horse on which Pharaoh was carried, but all the horses of his that drew in his chariots, and all on which his cavalry was mounted; these all went into the Red sea, following the Israelites thither: these words are either the concluding part of the song, recapitulating and reducing into a compendium the subject matter of it; or are a reason why Moses and the... read more

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