CRITICAL NOTES.— Exodus 14:2. Pi-hahiroth.] Probably a Coptic word, meaning “the place of sedges”—Gesenius, Fürst, Davies, Kalisch. We can scarcely expect to determine the precise route taken by the Israelites in their march out of Egypt, or the exact spot at which they crossed the Red Sea. “Positi... [ Continue Reading ]
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Exodus 14:5_ THE GOOD PURSUED BY OLD ENEMIES I. THAT THE GOOD, IN SEEKING TO COME OUT OF THE BONDAGE OF SIN, ARE FREQUENTLY PURSUED BY OLD ENEMIES. Thus was it with the children of Israel. They had not gone far on their march of freedom before Pharaoh made ready... [ Continue Reading ]
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Exodus 14:15_ PROGRESS UNDER DIFFICULTY The children of Israel are now commanded, in their perplexing circumstances, to move forward into the waters of the Red Sea. A soul anxious to go forward will find paths where least expected and in the most unlikely places... [ Continue Reading ]
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Exodus 14:19_ THE DIVINE PRESENCE IN ITS RELATION TO THE LIFE OF THE GOOD The angel of God went before the camp of Israel. Who was this angel? It was no created messenger. It was none other than the Son of God (Exodus 14:24). The same appeared to Moses in the bu... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES.— Exodus 14:25. Took off their chariot wheels.] “And made glide out their chariot wheels”—Kalisch. “And turneth aside the wheels of their chariots”—Young. The original word means to “make depart,” “turn away,” “put aside,” “remove,” &c. Hence, and from the incongruity of supposing _a... [ Continue Reading ]
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Exodus 14:29_ THE SALVATION OF THE GOOD I. THAT THE GOOD ARE SAVED WHILE IN THE VERY MIDST OF AGENCIES WHICH MIGHT BE HOSTILE TO THEM. “But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea.” Thus the Israelites were saved while they were surrou... [ Continue Reading ]