Exodus 15:13 - Exposition

Thou in thy mercy hast led forth . Or "leadest forth." See the Introduction to the chapter. Which thou hast redeemed . See the comment on Exodus 6:6 . Then hast guided . Or "thou guidest." Thy holy habitation . By "God's holy habitation" some understand Mount Sinai, others Canaan, others Mount Moriah, or even tile temple there to be built ultimately. That Sinai is not intended seems clear from Exodus 6:14 , Exodus 6:15 , where the nations mentioned are such as were untouched by the occupation of that mountain. Canaan might sufficiently answer the requirements of the present verse, but scarcely comes up to those of Exodus 6:17 . Altogether, it is clear that Moses knew there would be a place in the land of Canaan where God would "put his name" ( Deuteronomy 12:5 , Deuteronomy 12:11 , Deuteronomy 12:14 ; Deuteronomy 14:23 , Deuteronomy 14:24 ; Deuteronomy 16:6 , Deuteronomy 16:11 ; Deuteronomy 26:2 ; etc.); and it would seem to be not unlikely that he may have known where the place would be by special revelation.