Exodus 14

God shews the Israelites the way which they are to go, v 1, etc. Pharao pursues them, 5. They are mightily frighted hearing,and murmure, 10. Moseh comeforteth and encourageth them, 13. The Angel of the LORD shews them the way by the cloud - pillar, 19. Moseh dividdes the Sea asunder, 21 The children of Israel passe in dry foot, 22. The Egyptian follow after them, 23. God commandeth Moseh to stretch forth his hand again over the sea, 26. which returns and drowns Pharao with all his host, 27. so that there remained not one of them over, 28.

1. Then the LORD spake to Moseh, saying:

2. Speak to the children of Israel, that the return and camp themselves before Pihachiroth, [Oth. Before the mouth of Chiroth, i.e. before the streight, or entry, or entry among the bills of Chiroth] betwixt Migdol, [the nam of a City of Egypt, Jeremiah 44:1.] and betwixt the seas: before Baal Zephon, over aganst which ye shall camp your selves at the sea.

3. Then Pharao shall say of the children of Israel, [viz When he shall hear, that ye are returned back, and lie camped in a very inconvinient place] They are entangled in the land; the wilderness hath shut them in. [Hebr. The wilderness hath shut up over them.]

4. And i will stupifie the heart of Pharao, that he pursue after them, and i shall be glorified upon Pharao and all his hosts: [God acquires himself honour and glory, as well in punishment of the wicked, as in shewing mercy to is chosen. 28. 22. Romans 9:22. 23.] so that the Egyptians shall know, [viz. as well those that shall now perish in the Sea, as those that shlla remain alive at home] that i am the LORD; and there did so [i.e. they marched back, according as the LORD commanded.]

5. Now when the King of Egypt was told, that the people sled; then the heart of Pharao and of his servants was altered against he people, and said , Why have we done that, that we Israel go, that they not serve us, [Heb from serving us.]

6. And he made ready charet: and took his people with him.

7. And took, six hundred choice charets, yea all the charets of Egypt; [which could be gotten in haste] and the Captian over them all. [the Hebr word rendred Captian is deducted from another significate three, or third, so that some do understand here, those of the third sort, or order and rank, with the King.]

8. For the LORD stapified the heart of Pharao the King of Egypt, that he pursued after the children of Israel ; yet the children of Israel were gone forth by an high hand: [i.e. through the power of God, compare Exodus 13:16. Oth openly, couragiously, in good order, see Exodus 13:18 and in the sight of the Egyptians, Num.33.3.]

9. And the Egyptians pursuade after them, and overtook them, where they ahd camped themselves by the Sea, all the horse of Pharao (and) charets, and horsemen, and his host: besides Pihacharoth, before Baal Zephon.

10. When Pharao was come neer, the Egyptians marched after them [Oth. Egypt went, or journeyed on, i.e. the Egyptians] and they were sore afraid: then the children of Israel cryed unto the LORD.

11. And they said to Moseh; Hast thou therefore taken us away, because there were no graves in Egypt, that we should die here in this wilderness? Wherefore hast thou done that to us, that thou hast carried us forth out of Egypt .

12. Is not thi sthe word, which we spake unto thee in Egypt, saying; keeep off us (or let us alone) and let us serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, then to die in the wilderness.

13. Yet Moseh said to the people, Fear not, stand firm [i.e. waver and stagger not your hearts] and behold the salvation of the LORD, which he shall do (or, shew) unto you: [the victory which God shall work for you. See Genesis 49:18.] for the Egyptians, whom ye saw this day, [Oth as ye have seen them today] ye shall not see them again in eternity. (or for ever)

14. The LORD shall fight for you, and shall be still, [As if he should say, Ye shall be mercy passive, and do nothing at all towards the sbduing of your enemies, neither in words, nor deeds, the LORD shall fight and defeat themself. Or, it may imply, be ye but quiet, and forbear to murmure against God and me]

15. Then said the LORD to Mmoseh, why doest thou cry unto me? Tell the children of Israel, that they march on.

16. And thou, lift up thy staff, and stretch forth thy band over the sea, and cleave it, that the children of Israel may goe through the midst of the Sea, on the dry (ground)

17. And i, beholdd i shall [oTH As touching me, behold, i shall] stupifie the heart of the Egyptians, o go in after them [viz into the Sea] and i shall be glorified upon Pharao, and upon all his host, upon charets, and upon his horsemen.

18. And the Egyptians shall know, that i am the LORD, when i shall be glorified upon Pharao, upon his charets, and upon his horsemen.

19. And the Angel of God [Exodus 13:21. he is called the LORD] that went before the host of Israel, withdrew, and went behind them: the cloud – pillar like – wise withdrew from their face, and stood behinde them.

20. And it come betwixt the camp of the Egyptions, and betwixt the camp of Israel, and the cloud was, both darkeness, and ligthned the night: [darkness to the Egyptians, coming after and lighting the Israelists, that went before] so that the one did approach to the other all that night.

21. When Moses stretch'd forth his hand over the Sea, then the LORD made Sea to passe, by a strong East – wind, all that night, and made the Sea dry, [Heb. set the Sea to drought] and the waves were clest.

22. And the children of Israel went in, into the midst of the Sea, on the dry (ground) : and the water were a wall them, on thei right and on their left hand. [The children of Israel were in a readier way before, and could have gone a more convienient one, then by the Red Sea, but that God was pleased to make them take this way, that so he might drown Pharao in the same with all his host, and make his own power and judgements known]

23. And the Egyptians persued after them, and went in after them, all Pharaos horses, his charets, and his horsemen, into the midst of the Sea.

24. And it come to passe in that morning – watch, that the LORD, [the Prophet David relates this with many circmstances, Psalms 77:18,19. testifying, that he LORD shew'd himslef with the lightings and thunder, and rain, against the Egyptions] in the pillar of fier and cloud, [this pillar was fiery and light before, but cloudy and dark behinde.] looked upon the camp of the Egyptians:[i.e. Cause his power to be seen in extra – ordinary manner, ou of the pillar of fire wherein he was.] and he terrified [or, troubled, discomfited, disordered] the camp of the Egyptians.

25. And he thrust of the wheels of their charets, [Heb. of hi] and made them [Hebr. Him, or, it i.e. each one, or the camp] to draw heavily the Egyptians said, let us [Heb. the Egyptians said, let one] flee from the face of Israel, for the LORD fights for them against the Egyptians. [Here is that fulfilled which was foretold, ab. v.18.]

26. And the LORD said to Moseh: stretch forth thy hand over the Sea: that the waters may return over the Egyptians; over their charets, and over their horsemen, [this the LORD did by a mighty wind, Exodud 15. 10]

27. Them Moseh stretched forth his hand over the Sea, and the Sea returned against the approach of the morning. Heb. against the face (or, return) of the morning, i.e. against day – break] unto his own force, [i.e. unto his unusual course for before it was bound up] and the Egyptians fled against it: [viz. against the Sea, i.e. which way soever they turned themselves to see, the Sea came still against them] and the LORDover threw [Hebr. Shook, cast , or, flung them out] the Egyptians into the midst of the Sea. [this was rightoeusjudgement of God upon the Egyptians, who had cast and flung the poor infants of the Israelits into the water to drown and perish there, without remorce]

28. For when the waters returned, [viz By falling off and recoiling from that height and heap they were run up to before] they covered the charet and the horsemen of all the host of Pharao, that had followed them [viz. the Israelites] into the Sea: there was not one of them leftover.

29. But the children of Israel went upon the dry (ground) in the midst of the Sea: and the waters were a wall to them, on their right and on their left hand.

30. Thus the LORD delivered Israel on that day, out of the hand of the Egyptians: and Israel sow the Egyptians dead [oth. dying] on the shore of the Sea. [Heb. lip.]

31. Also Israel saw the great hand [i.e. the mighty and glorious work of the LORD, as Psalms 109:27.] which the LORD had shewed [Heb. done.] upon the Egyptians : and the people feared the LORD, and believed in the LORD, and Moseh and his servant. [i.e. they believed the word which Moseh did speak unto them in the name of the LORD, as Exodus 19:9. and 2 Chr. 20.20. the phrase rendred here, believing in and believing on is one and the same in the Hebrew Text; the difference expressed is taken from the nature of the thing.]