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Matthew Henry Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 14 - Introduction

* God directs the Israelites to Pihahiroth, Pharaoh pursues after them. (1-9) The Israelites murmur, Moses comforts them. (10-14) God instructs Moses, The cloud between the Israelites and the Egyptians. (15-20) The Israelites pass through the Red sea, which drowns the Egyptians. (21-31)

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See also Exodus 14 - Introduction in other biblical comments:

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _The passage of the Red Sea_ The narrative is composite, and shews the same, or similar, characteristics to that of the Plagues. It may suffice here to point to some of the features which connect the...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    _PHARAOH PURSUES THE ISRAELITES: MOSES STRETCHES HIS HAND OVER THE SEA; WHICH IS DIVIDED; AND THE ISRAELITES PASS THROUGH THE MIDST OF IT, AS UPON DRY LAND: THE EGYPTIANS, FOLLOWING THEM, ARE DROWNED....

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    1:1 with (a-22) Lit. 'the man and.'...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 14 This chapter begins with directions of God to Moses, to be given to the children of Israel about the course they were to steer in their journey, with the reason thereof, Exo...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _A.M. 2513. B.C. 1491._ Here is, (1,) The extreme distress that Israel was in at the Red sea. 1, Notice given of it to Moses before, Exodus 14:1; Exodus 14:2, The cause of it was Pharaoh's pursuit of...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 God instructeth the Israelites in their iourney. 5 Pharaoh pursueth after them. 10 The Israelites murmure. 13 Moses comforteth them. 15 God instructeth Moses. 19 The cloud remoueth behinde the...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    YAHWEH LEADS HIS PEOPLE OUT OF EGYPT IN TRIUMPH (EXODUS 13:17 TO EXODUS 14:31). The acknowledgement of Yahweh's initial deliverance having been dealt with the narrative now moves on to the escape fro...

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