29But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.
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And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.
That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.
When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known. …
Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb? …
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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