Exodus 15:27 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 15:22-27

It should seem, it was with some difficulty that Moses prevailed with Israel to leave that triumphant shore on which they sang the foregoing song. They were so taken up with the sight, or with the song, or with the spoiling of the dead bodies, that they cared not to go forward, but Moses with much ado brought them from the Red Sea into a wilderness. The pleasures of our way to Canaan must not retard our progress, but quicken it, though we have a wilderness before us. Now here we are told, I.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 15:27

And they came to Elim ,.... On the twenty fifth of Nisan; for, according to Aben Ezra, they stayed but one day at Marah. Elim, as a late traveller F18 Shaw, ut supra. (Travels, p. 314.) says, was upon the northern skirts of the desert of Sin, two leagues from Tor, and near thirty from Corondel; according to Bunting F19 Travels, p. 82. it was eight miles from Marah: where were twelve wells of water, and seventy palm trees ; and so a very convenient, commodious, and comfortable... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 15:27

They came to Elim - This was in the desert of Sin, and, according to Dr. Shaw, about two leagues from Tor, and thirty from Marah or Corondel. Twelve wells of water - One for each of the tribes of Israel, say the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem. And threescore and ten palm trees - One for each of the seventy elders - Ibid. Dr. Shaw found nine of the twelve wells, the other three having been choked up with sand; and the seventy palm trees multiplied into more than 2000, the dates... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 15:27

Verse 27 27.And they came to Elim. Moses here relates that a more pleasant station was granted to the people, when they were led to a well-watered spot, even planted with palm-trees, which do not usually grow in a dry soil. But we learn from what precedes, that this was a concession to their infirmity, because they had borne their thirst so impatiently. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 15:22-27

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 15:22-27

Marah and Ellim. "So Moses brought Israel from the Red Sea, anti they went out into the wilderness of Shur," etc. The main topics here are— I. THE SWEET FOLLOWED BY THE BITTER . Singing these songs of triumph, and praising God with timbrel and dance, on the further shores of the Red Sea, the Israelites may have felt as if nothing remained to them but to sing and dance the rest of their way to Canaan. They would regard their trials as practically at an end. It would be with... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 15:22-27

The want of water and the want of faith-Marah and Elim. It will be noticed at once how the interest of this passage is gathered round that great natural necessity, water. It is a necessity to man in so many ways. He needs it for drinking, for cleansing, for cooking, and for helping to renew the face of the earth. We may note also that Israel was soon to discover the necessity of water in ceremonial duties. A great deal of water had to be used in the tabernacle service. ( Exodus 29:4 ; ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 15:22-27

I will hear what God, the Lord, will say. There is no reason why a powerful sermon should not be preached from a seemingly strange text. All depends on how the text is treated. God himself is the greatest of all preachers. See what sort of a sermon he preached from a text which most would have thought unpromising. I. THE TEXT ( Exodus 15:22-25 ). 1 . What it was . Israel three days without water; at length "a large mound, a whitish petrifaction," from which flowed a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 15:22-27

Trial and Blessing. I. THE CLOUD AND SUNSHINE OF THE PILGRIM LIFE . The weariness of the wilderness journey, the disappointment of Marah, and the comforts of Elim, all lie along the appointed way. II. A HEAVY TRIAL BADLY BORNE . The wilderness thirst had been endured without a murmur; but when in addition they were mocked by the bitter springs of Marah their spirit broke. 1 . The end of a prayerless faith is soon reached. If we have not learned to cast... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 15:23-27

The trials and vicissitudes of life. Israel in the wilderness is a type of our pilgrimage through life. I. MONOTONY . The long weary sameness of days each exactly resembling the last ( Exodus 15:22 )—the desert all around us—and no water! No refreshing draughts from that living spring, which becomes in them that drink it "a well of water springing up into everlasting life" ( John 4:14 ). Israel was afflicted by want of earthly water for three days. Many poor pilgrims through the... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 15:22-27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 15:27

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 15:27

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 15:27

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 15:22-27

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 15:22-27

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 15:22-27

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 15:22-27

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 15:22-27

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