27And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.
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And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD were come up out of the midst of Jordan, and the soles of the priests' feet were lifted up unto the dry land, that the waters of Jordan returned unto their place, and flowed over all his banks, as they did before.
And he led them on safely, so that they feared not: but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.
And what he did unto the army of Egypt, unto their horses, and to their chariots; how he made the water of the Red sea to overflow them as they pursued after you, and how the LORD hath destroyed them unto this day;
By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.
Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. …
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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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