24And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the LORD looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians,
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And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:
The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee; they were afraid: the depths also were troubled. …
And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the LORD fighteth for them against the Egyptians.
When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only:
The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 21-31)We have here the history of that work of wonder which is so often mentioned both in the Old and New Testament, the dividing of the Red Sea before th 3b1a e children of Israel. It was the terror of the Canaanites ( Josh. 2:9 , 10 ), the praise and triumph of the Israelites, Ps. 114:3 ; Ps. 106:9 ; 136:13 , 14 . It was a type of baptism, 1 Cor. 10:1 , 2 . Israel’s passage through it was typical of t…
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