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| 1 Then, sang Moses, and the sons of Israel, this song unto Yahweh, and they spake, saying,–I will sing to Yahweh, for he is exalted, exalted,–The horse and his rider, hath he cast 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 might and melody, is Yah, And he became mine, by salvation,–This, is my GOD, and I will glorify him, The God of my father, and I will set him on high. |
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 Yahweh, is a warlike one,–Yahweh, is his name. |
Is a man of war – When he rises up to judgment against the nations. D549
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| 4 The chariots of Pharaoh and his train, hath he cast into the sea,–Yea, the choice of his warriors, were sunk in the Sedgy Sea. |
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| 5 Roaring deeps, covered them,–They went down, in the raging depths, like a stone. |
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| 6 Thy right hand, O Yahweh, is splendid in power,–Thy right hand, O Yahweh, dasheth in pieces a foe; |
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| 7 And, in the greatness of thine exaltation, dost thou tear down thine opposers,–Thou dost send forth thy wrath, it consumeth them, as straw; |
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| 8 And, with the blast of thy nostrils, heaped up are the waters, Upreared like a mound, are the flowing waves,–Roaring deeps are congealed, in the heart of the sea. |
And with the blast – Ruach, spirit, invisible power or influence. E174
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| 9 Said the foe–I will pursue-overtake, divide spoil,–Take her fill of them–shall my soul, I will bare my sword, root them out–shall my hand. |
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| 10 Thou didst blow with thy wind, they were covered by the sea,–They rolled like lead, into the waters so wide. |
Blow with thy wind – Ruach, spirit, invisible power or influence. E174
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| 11 Who is, like unto thee, among the mighty, O Yahweh? Who is, like unto thee, Majestic in holiness,–To be revered in praises, Doing a marvelous thing? |
Among the gods – EI, mighty ones. E67; R296:2
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| 12 Thou didst stretch forth thy right hand, earth swallowed them up. |
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| 13 Thou hast led forth in thy lovingkindness, the people which thou hast redeemed,–Thou hast guided them in thy might, into the home of thy holiness. |
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| 14 Peoples have heard, they tremble,–A pang, hath seized the dwellers of Philistia: |
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| 15 Then, were amazed the chiefs of Edom, The mighty ones of Moab, there seizeth them, a trembling,–Melted away, have all the dwellers of Canaan: |
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| 16 There falleth upon them a terror and dread, With the greatness of thine arm, are they struck dumb as a stone,–Till thy people pass over, O Yahweh, Till the people pass over, which thou hast made thine own:– |
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| 17 Thou bringest them in and plantest them, In the mountain of thine inheritance, Thy dwelling-place to abide in, which thou hast made, O Yahweh,–A hallowed place, O My Lord, which thy hands have established. |
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| 18 Yahweh, shall reign, unto times age-abiding and beyond. |
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| 19 For the horses of Pharaoh, with his chariots and his horsemen, entered into the sea, Then did Yahweh bring back upon them the waters of the sea,–But, the sons of Israel, had gone their way on the dry ground, through the midst of the sea. |
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| 20 Then took Miriam the prophetess, sister of Aaron, the timbrel in her hand,–and all the women came forth after her with timbrels, and dances. |
With dances – With bodies swaying and feet moving rhythmically. R5278:2
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| 21 And Miriam responded to the men, Sing to Yahweh, for he is exalted–exalted, The horse and his rider, hath he cast into the sea. |
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| 22 And Moses caused Israel to break up from the Red Sea, and they went out into the desert of Shur,–and journeyed three days in the desert, 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, when they came in towards Marah, they could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were, bitter,–for this cause, was the name thereof 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 So the people murmured against Moses–saying, What are we to drink? |
Against Moses – Typifying the Christ, Head and Body, the Mediator of the New covenant. R4010:6
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| 25 And he made outcry unto Yahweh, and Yahweh pointed out a tree, and he cast it into the waters, and the waters became sweet,–There, he appointed him a statute and regulation, And, there, he put him to the proof. |
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 indeed hearken, to the voice of Yahweh thy God, And, the thing that is right in his eyes, thou wilt do, And so give ear to his commandments, And keep all his statutes, None of the sicknesses which I laid on the Egyptians, will I lay upon thee, For, I, am Yahweh, thy physician. |
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 Then came they in to Elim, and, there, were twelve fountains of water, and seventy palm-trees,–so 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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