Exodus 15:20-22 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 15:1-21

The song of Moses and of the Lamb. We cannot fail to connect in our thoughts the circumstances of this magnificent triumph-celebration with that other scene, described in the Apocalypse, where they who have "gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over the number of his name, stand on— i.e; on the margin of—the sea of glass, having the harps of God," and "sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb" ( Revelation 15:2 ). We do not enter into... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 15:1-21

Song of Moses and the Lamb. "And they sing the song of Moses," etc. ( Revelation 15:3 ). It is quite impossible to sever in thought the song by the sea, and the reference in the Book of the Revelation. We therefore take for our text the words chosen, and in our homily keep ever in view—the passage of the sea. I. THE SINGERS . "They that have gotten the victory." But conquerors must first have been soldiers. Here they are Christians who have become part of the Church militant by... read more

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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

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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

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The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 15:19-21

Sequel to the Song . The "sequel" treats of two quite separate masters. 1 . It asserts, in verse 19, the historic groundwork of the song, reiterating in a condensed form the three principal facts of the presage—already recorded in ch. 14.— (a) Israel's safe transit across the sea-bed; (b) the pursuit attempted by the Egyptian chariot-force; end (c) the return of the waters upon the pursuers by God's providential action. 2 . It relates, in verses 20 and 21, the part taken... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 15:20

Miriam, the prophetess . Miriam is regarded by the prophet Micah 6:4 , as having had a share in the deliverance of Israel, and claims the prophetic gift in Numbers 12:2 . Her claim appears to be allowed both in the present passage, and in Numbers 12:6-8 . where the degree of her inspiration is placed below that of Moses. She is the first woman whom the Bible honours with the title of "prophetess." Prophetesses were common in Egypt at a much earlier date; and thus, that a woman should... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 15:20-21

The aid which devout women can reader to the Church. There are religions which exclude women from consideration altogether, express a doubt whether they have souls, and assign them no special Church work. But Judaism did not make this mistake, it utilised the services of women— I. AS PROPHETESSES . Miriam was a prophetess. So was Deborah, whose song is one of the most beautiful compositions in the Bible ( 5:2-31 ). So was Huldah, who delivered God's message to Hezekiah ( 2 Kings... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 15:20-21

Woman's part in the song of triumph. In the history of Israel, we are called on to observe woman coming forward, not continuously, but every now and then, to show how real is her share in the lot of Israel She has had that share in suffering , being consumed with anxiety as to the fate of her offspring. ( Exodus 1:1-22 .) She has had it in ministration ,—Jochebed, Miriam and Pharaoh's daughter, being combined in the work—un-conscious ministration towards the fitting of Moses for his... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 15:21

Miriam answered them. Miriam, with her chorus of women, answered the chorus of men, responding at the termination of each stanza or separate part of the ode with the refrain, "Sing ye to the Lord," etc. (See the "Introduction" to this chapter.) While responding, the female chorus both danced and struck their tambourines. This use of dancing in a religious ceremonial, so contrary to Western ideas of decorum, is quite consonant with Oriental practice, both ancient and modern. Other examples... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 15:22

So Moses brought Israel from the Red Sea . There is no such connection between this verse and the preceding narrative as the word "so" expresses. Translate "And Moses brought." The wilderness of Shur , called also that of Etham ( Numbers 33:1-56 .8) appears to have extended from Lake Serbonis on the north, across the isthmus, to the Red Sea, and along its eastern shores as far as the Wady Ghurundel. It is almost wholly waterless; and towards the south, such wells as exist yield a water... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 15:1-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 15:1-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 15:1-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 15:3-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 15:19-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 15:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 15:20-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 15:20-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 15:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 15:22

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