Read Exodus 14 and 15 at Bible Gateway.
Hebrew paragraph divisions:
Exo 14:1-14 {p} Pharaoh pursues Israel + Israel complains + the Lord’s assurance of deliverance
Exo 14:15-25 {p} The Red Sea divided; Israel goes through on dry ground
Exo 14:26-31 {p} The Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea
Exo 15:1 {s} Song of Moses + Sing to YHVH, for He has triumphed gloriously!
Exo 15:2 {s} YHVH has become my salvation
Exo 15:3 {s} YHVH is a man of war
Exo 15:4 {s} He has cast Pharaoh’s army into the sea
Exo 15:5 {s} The depths of the sea have covered them
Exo 15:6 {s} YHVH’s right hand glorious in power + dashed the enemy in pieces
Exo 15:7 {s} YHVH overthrew His enemy by the greatness of His power
Exo 15:8 {s} YHVH made the waters stand upright
Exo 15:9 {s} The enemy said I will pursue and destroy them
Exo 15:10 {s} YHVH made the waters cover them
Exo 15:11 {s} Who is like YHVH glorious in holiness fearful in praises doing wonders
Exo 15:12 {s} YHVH’s right hand caused the earth to swallow them
Exo 15:13 {s} in mercy YHVH has led forth His people whom He has redeemed
Exo 15:14 {s} Philistia will be in anguish
Exo 15:15 {s} Edom, Moab and Canaan will be dismayed
Exo 15:16 {s} They will be in dread till the redeemed of Israel pass over
Exo 15:17 {s} YHVH will plant Israel in His established place
Exo 15:18 {s} YHVH shall reign forever and ever
Exo 15:19 {p} Egyptians drowned in the sea + Israel went on dry land in the sea
Exo 15:20-21 {s} Dance of Miriam + Sing to YHVH, for He has triumphed gloriously!
Exo 15:22-26 {s} Israel complained of no water + bitter waters made sweet
Exo 15:27-16:3 {s} Israel complained of no bread
The strong themes! First, from where we left off yesterday, having to do with the Red Sea crossing:
Exo 13:17-22 {p} God led them Himself in a pillar of cloud and fire
Exo 14:1-14 {p} Pharaoh pursues Israel + Israel complains + the Lord’s assurance of deliverance
Exo 14:15-25 {p} The Red Sea divided; Israel goes through on dry ground
Exo 14:26-31 {p} The Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea
Notice that God led them Himself is in a paragraph all by itself. When Israel saw the Egyptians pursuing them, they forgot the detail that they were between a rock and a hard place, with Egyptians behind them, and the sea before them, because God led them there. And that is the point of the overarching strong theme:
Exo 13:17-14:31 {px4} God led them to a hard place where only He could deliver them by an outstretched arm
He is trying to teach them, that He not only can deliver them by His outstretched arm, but that He desires to deliver them by His outstretched arm. We often ask God for His help last, when we find ourselves between a rock and a hard place, when it may be that we are there because we were led there, so that God could reveal His glory in His miraculous deliverance! Let us ask Him first! ♥
The next strong theme is Exo 15:1-19 {sx18+p} The Song of Moses/ praise, rejoicing for their deliverance. The next strong theme concludes in tomorrow’s reading, and we will look at it then.
I don’t have a chiastic structure for this section, but there are these fascinating matching elements:
Exo 13:17-15:1 {px4+s} Sing to YHVH, for He has triumphed gloriously!
1) Exo 13:17-22 {p} God led them Himself in a pillar of cloud and fire;
2) Exo 14:1-14 {p} The enemy pursued, but YHVH gave Israel His assurance of deliverance;
3) Exo 14:15-25 {p} The Red Sea divided; Israel went through on dry ground:
4) Exo 14:26-31 {p} YHVH overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea;
5) Exo 15:1 {s} Song of Moses + Sing to YHVH, for He has triumphed gloriously!
Exo 15:13-21 {sx6+p+s} Sing to YHVH, for He has triumphed gloriously!
1) Exo 15:13 {s} In mercy YHVH has led forth His people whom He has redeemed;
2) Exo 15:14-18 {sx5} Future enemies in dread of the redeemed of Israel, YHVH’s assurance of the promise fulfilled;
4) Exo 15:19a, Egyptians drowned in the sea;
3) Exo 15:19b {p} Israel went on dry land in the sea;
5) Exo 15:20-21 {s} Dance of Miriam + Sing to YHVH, for He has triumphed gloriously!
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