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| 1 Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song to Jehovah, and spoke, saying, I will sing unto Jehovah, for he is highly exalted: The horse and his rider hath he 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 will glorify him; My father's God, and I will extol 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 war; Jehovah, his name. |
Is a man of war – When he rises up to judgment against the nations. D549
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| 4 Pharaoh's chariots and his army hath he cast into the sea; His chosen captains also are drowned in the Red Sea. |
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| 5 The depths covered them; they sank to the bottom as a stone. |
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| 6 Thy right hand, Jehovah, is become glorious in power: Thy right hand, Jehovah, hath dashed in pieces the enemy. |
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| 7 And by the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown thine adversaries: Thou sentest forth thy burning wrath, it consumed them as stubble. |
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| 8 And by the breath of thy nostrils the waters were heaped up; The streams stood as a mound; The depths were congealed in the heart of the sea. |
And with the blast – Ruach, spirit, invisible power or influence. E174
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| 9 The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my soul shall be sated upon them; I will unsheath my sword, my hand shall dispossess them. |
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| 10 Thou didst blow with thy breath, the sea covered them; They sank as lead in the mighty waters. |
Blow with thy wind – Ruach, spirit, invisible power or influence. E174
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| 11 Who is like unto thee, Jehovah, among the gods? Who is like unto thee, glorifying thyself in holiness, Fearful in praises, doing wonders? |
Among the gods – EI, mighty ones. E67; R296:2
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| 12 Thou stretchedst out thy right hand, the earth swallowed them. |
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| 13 Thou by thy mercy hast led forth the people that thou hast redeemed; Thou hast guided them by thy strength unto the abode of thy holiness. |
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| 14 The peoples heard it, they were afraid: A thrill seized the inhabitants of Philistia. |
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| 15 Then the princes of Edom were amazed; The mighty men of Moab, trembling hath seized them; All the inhabitants of Canaan melted away. |
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| 16 Fear and dread fall upon them; By the greatness of thine arm they are still as a stone; Till thy people pass over, Jehovah, Till the people pass over that thou hast purchased. |
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| 17 Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, The place that thou, Jehovah, hast made thy dwelling, The Sanctuary, Lord, that thy hands have prepared. |
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| 18 Jehovah shall reign for ever and ever! |
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| 19 For the horse of Pharaoh, with his chariots and with his horsemen, came into the sea, and Jehovah brought again the waters of the sea upon them; and the children of Israel went on dry ground through the midst of the sea. |
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| 20 And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took the tambour in her hand, and all the women went out after her with tambours and with dances. |
With dances – With bodies swaying and feet moving rhythmically. R5278:2
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| 21 And Miriam answered them, Sing to Jehovah, for he is highly exalted: The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. |
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| 22 And Moses brought Israel from the Red Sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no 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 came to Marah, and could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter; therefore the name of it was called 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 murmured against Moses, saying, What shall 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 cried to Jehovah; and Jehovah shewed him wood, and he cast it into the waters, and the waters became sweet. There he made for them a statute and an ordinance; and there he tested 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 said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of Jehovah thy God, and do what is right in his eyes, and incline thine ears to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the complaints upon thee that I have put upon the Egyptians; for I am Jehovah who healeth 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 came to Elim; and twelve springs of water were there, and seventy palm trees; and they encamped 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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