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| 1 Then singeth Moses and the sons of Israel this song to Jehovah, and they speak, saying: 'I sing to Jehovah, For triumphing He hath triumphed; The horse and its rider He hath thrown into the sea. |
Then sang Moses – This song, typifying the song of deliverance referred to in the book of Revelation as "the song of Moses and the Lamb," is noted by scholars as containing an intermingling of Egyptian words. R3998:6
This song unto the LORD – Singing songs of praise, one of the most interesting and profitable methods of worship, is acceptable only when it represents true heart sentiments. R5278:2
I will sing – "If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth." (Psa. 137:6) R2031:5
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| 2 My strength and song is Jah, And He is become my salvation: This [is] my God, and I glorify Him; God of my father, and I exalt Him. |
The LORD – Not by any human might. R2934:4
Become my salvation – Already, for we have already passed from death unto life and have the witness of this in the holy Spirit. R2934:4
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| 3 Jehovah [is] a man of battle; Jehovah [is] His name. |
Is a man of war – When he rises up to judgment against the nations. D549
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| 4 Chariots of Pharaoh and his force He hath cast into the sea; And the choice of his captains Have sunk in the Red Sea! |
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| 5 The depths do cover them; They went down into the depths as a stone. |
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| 6 Thy right hand, O Jehovah, Is become honourable in power; Thy right hand, O Jehovah, Doth crush an enemy. |
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| 7 And in the abundance of Thine excellency Thou throwest down Thy withstanders, Thou sendest forth Thy wrath It consumeth them as stubble. |
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| 8 And by the spirit of Thine anger Have waters been heaped together; Stood as a heap have flowings; Congealed have been depths In the heart of a sea. |
And with the blast – Ruach, spirit, invisible power or influence. E174
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| 9 The enemy said, I pursue, I overtake; I apportion spoil; Filled is my soul with them; I draw out my sword; My hand destroyeth them: |
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| 10 Thou hast blown with Thy wind The sea hath covered them; They sank as lead in mighty waters. |
Blow with thy wind – Ruach, spirit, invisible power or influence. E174
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| 11 Who [is] like Thee among the gods, O Jehovah Who [is] like Thee honourable in holiness Fearful in praises doing wonders |
Among the gods – EI, mighty ones. E67; R296:2
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| 12 Thou hast stretched out Thy right hand Earth swalloweth them! |
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| 13 Thou hast led forth in Thy kindness The people whom Thou hast redeemed. Thou hast led on in Thy strength Unto Thy holy habitation. |
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| 14 Peoples have heard, they are troubled; Pain hath seized inhabitants of Philistia. |
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| 15 Then have chiefs of Edom been troubled: Mighty ones of Moab Trembling doth seize them! Melted have all inhabitants of Canaan! |
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| 16 Fall on them doth terror and dread; By the greatness of Thine arm They are still as a stone, Till Thy people pass over, O Jehovah; Till the people pass over Whom Thou hast purchased. |
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| 17 Thou dost bring them in, And dost plant them In a mountain of Thine inheritance, A fixed place for Thy dwelling Thou hast made, O Jehovah; A sanctuary, O Lord, Thy hands have established; |
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| 18 Jehovah reigneth to the age, and for ever!' |
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| 19 For the horse of Pharaoh hath gone in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and Jehovah turneth back on them the waters of the sea, and the sons of Israel have gone on dry land in the midst of the sea. |
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| 20 And Miriam the inspired one, sister of Aaron, taketh the timbrel in her hand, and all the women go out after her, with timbrels and with choruses; |
With dances – With bodies swaying and feet moving rhythmically. R5278:2
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| 21 and Miriam answereth to them: 'Sing ye to Jehovah, For Triumphing He hath triumphed; The horse and its rider He hath thrown into the sea!' |
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| 22 And Moses causeth Israel to journey from the Red Sea, and they go out unto the wilderness of Shur, and they go three days in the wilderness, and have not found water, |
They went three days – Typifying the last part of the fifth, all of the sixth, and the early part of the seventh thousand-year days, the period of Israel's disfavor. R3037:5
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| 23 and they come in to Marah, and have not been able to drink the waters of Marah, for they [are] bitter; therefore hath [one] called its name Marah. |
The waters of Marah – Similarly the Law, while good in many respects, had certain condemnatory qualities which hindered it from giving refreshment and life everlasting. R4010:5
From the Arabic, marra, to be bitter. R351:2*, R491:2*
They were bitter – The promise of life, represented by the water, was poisoned by sin. R4010:6
The spiritual Israelite is not long out of Egypt before he is permitted to have trying experiences; and in seeking refreshment he perhaps finds bitter disappointments. R3035:6, R5278:5
During the Dark Ages the water of life became brackish and impure. R4603:1
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| 24 And the people murmur against Moses, saying, 'What do we drink ' |
Against Moses – Typifying the Christ, Head and Body, the Mediator of the New covenant. R4010:6
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| 25 and he crieth unto Jehovah, and Jehovah sheweth him a tree, and he casteth unto the waters, and the waters become sweet. There He hath made for them a statute, and an ordinance, and there He hath tried them, |
And he – Moses, type of Christ. D630; A79; B255
A tree – Representing the cross of Christ. "Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree." (Gal. 3:13) R4010:6
The great doctrine of the ransom. R4603:1
Were made sweet – Since the truth of the ransom has purified the message of the Dark Ages we can partake of it with refreshment. R4603:1; Q454:1
Typifying conditions during the Millennial age. F631
The Lord can make our bitter experiences sweet. R3035:6
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| 26 and He saith, 'If thou dost really hearken to the voice of Jehovah thy God, and dost that which is right in His eyes, and hast hearkened to His commands, and kept all His statutes: none of the sickness which I laid on the Egyptians do I lay on thee, for I, Jehovah, am healing thee. |
None of these diseases – Not the case with the New Creation. Their real interests and their physical interests are often opposites. F631
That healeth thee – From the very beginning of Messiah's reign God's blessings will begin to come to the world, and correspondingly the curse will fade away. R5780:1
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| 27 And they come to Elim, and there [are] twelve fountains of water, and seventy palm trees; and they encamp there by the waters. |
They came to Elim – The Lord provides seasons of rest and refreshment by the Christian's way. R3035:6
God's spiritual Israelites are not tried above what they are able to bear. R5278:6
Twelve wells of water – Typifying the 12 apostles. R4011:2
Threescore and ten palms – Typifying the 70 whom our Lord commissioned, whose ministries typified the public services of the Gospel age. R4011:2
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