He split the sea, and caused them to pass through. He made the waters stand as a heap.
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He split the sea, and caused them to pass through. He made the waters stand as a heap.
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He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.
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He cleaved the sea, and caused them to pass through; and He made the waters to stand as a heap.
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Passages linked to Psalms 78:13 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Exodus 14:21 Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and Yahweh caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.
- Exodus 15:8 With the blast of your nostrils, the waters were piled up. The floods stood upright as a heap. The deeps were congealed in the heart of the sea.
- Joshua 3:16 the waters which came down from above stood, and rose up in one heap a great way off, at Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan; and those that went down toward the sea of the Arabah, even the Salt Sea, were wholly cut off. Then the people passed over near Jericho.
- Psalms 66:6 He turned the sea into dry land. They went through the river on foot. There, we rejoiced in him.
- Psalms 106:9-10 He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it was dried up; so he led them through the depths, as through a desert. He saved them from the hand of him who hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
- Psalms 136:13-15 to him who divided the Red Sea apart; for his loving kindness endures forever; and made Israel to pass through the middle of it; for his loving kindness endures forever; but overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea; for his loving kindness endures forever:
- Psalms 38:7 For my waist is filled with burning. There is no soundness in my flesh.
- Isaiah 63:13 Who led them through the depths, like a horse in the wilderness, so that they didn’t stumble?
- Habakkuk 3:15 You trampled the sea with your horses, churning mighty waters.
- 1 Corinthians 10:2-3 and were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea; and all ate the same spiritual food;
- Exodus 14:1-15 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the children of Israel, that they turn back and encamp before Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, before Baal Zephon. You shall encamp opposite it by the sea. Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, ‘They are entangled in the land. The wilderness has shut them in.’ I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and he will follow after them; and I will get honor over Pharaoh, and over all his armies; and the Egyptians shall know that I am Yahweh.” They did so. The king of Egypt was told that the people had fled; and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was changed toward the people, and they said, “What is this we have done, that we have let Israel go from serving us?” He prepared his chariot, and took his army with him; and he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, with captains over all of them. Yahweh hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued the children of Israel; for the children of Israel went out with a high hand. The Egyptians pursued them. All the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, his horsemen, and his army overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before Baal Zephon. When Pharaoh came near, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians were marching after them; and they were very afraid. The children of Israel cried out to Yahweh. They said to Moses, “Because there were no graves in Egypt, have you taken us away to die in the wilderness? Why have you treated us this way, to bring us out of Egypt? Isn’t this the word that we spoke to you in Egypt, saying, ‘Leave us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians?’ For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.” Moses said to the people, “Don’t be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of Yahweh, which he will work for you today; for you will never again see the Egyptians whom you have seen today. Yahweh will fight for you, and you shall be still.” Yahweh said to Moses, “Why do you cry to me? Speak to the children of Israel, that they go forward.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Psa 78:13 He divided the sea, and caused them…
Psa 78:13 He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.
Ver. 13. He divided the sea] Making it fordable for them, and fixing those fluid waters, like stone walls, on each hand of them, while they passed through with ease and safety. Every main affliction is our Red Sea; which, while it threatens to swallow, preserveth us.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain In the daytime also he led them with a…
In the daytime also he led them with a cloud,.... Which was in the form of a pillar, and went before them, and the Lord in it, and directed their way, and protected them from heat; see Exo 13:21, Neh 9:12 this was typical of Christ, who is a shadow and security from the heat of a fiery law, the flaming sword of justice, the wrath of God, which is poured forth like fire, the fiery darts of Satan, and from hurt by any enemy whatever; see Isa 4:5, and who leads his people through the wilderness of this world by his Spirit, by his word, and by his own example; and who is the best and safest guide to follow:
and all the night with a light of fire; which also was in the form of a pillar, and went before them, and gave light in the night, and the Lord was in it; and this also was typical of Christ, who is the light of his people amidst all their darkness in this world.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 13. He divided the sea, and caused them…
Verse 13. He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through] The reader is requested to consult the notes on the parallel passages marked in the margin on this verse and Ps 78:14-17, &c., where all these miracles are largely explained.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain He divided the sea ... - The Red Sea.…
He divided the sea ... - The Red Sea. Exo 14:21-22.
And he made the waters to stand as an heap - The word rendered “heap” means anything piled up, or a mound; and the idea is, that the waters were piled up on each side of them as a “mound.” See the notes at Psa 33:7. Compare Jos 3:13, Jos 3:16; Exo 15:8.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 13. Waters to stand as a heap—Or, as a…
13. Waters to stand as a heap—Or, as a mound, a piled up mass; or, as in Exo_14:22; Exo_14:29, as a wall, which implies also, as the history states, a defence. Compare Hab_3:10. It is impossible, despite modern rationalism, to construe the Bible account into any thing less than a stupendous miracle. We must admit the miracle or abandon the history.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 13. He divided the sea] Lit. clave, as in…
13. He divided the sea] Lit. clave, as in Psa_78:15; the word which is used in Exo_14:16; Isa_63:12; Neh_9:11.
as an heap] Cp. Exo_15:8; Psa_33:7.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (13) As an heap.—See Note, Psa_33:7.
(13) As an heap.—See Note, Psa_33:7.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain He divided the sea, and caused them to pass…
He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through. (see Exo_14:21, Exo_14:22) And he made the waters to stand as a heap. The expression is taken from the Song of Moses. (Exo_15:8) It must be understood poetically.
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Charles H. Spurgeon 1885 · Public Domain Ver. 13. He divided the sea, and caused them…
Ver. 13. He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through. A double wonder, for when the waters were divided the bottom of the sea would naturally be in a very unfit state for the passage of so vast a host as that of Israel; it would in fact have been impassable, had not the Lord made the road for his people. Who else has ever led a nation through a sea? Yet the Lord has done this full often for his saints in providential deliverances, making a highway for them where nothing short of an almighty arm could have done so.
And he made the waters to stand as an heap. He forbade a drop to fall upon his chosen, they felt no spray from the crystal walls on either hand. Fire will descend and water stand upright at the bidding of the Lord of all. The nature of creatures is not their own intrinsically, but is retained or altered at the will of him who first created them. The Lord can cause those evils which threaten to overwhelm us to suspend their ordinary actions, and become innocuous to us.
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Ver. 13. He made the waters to stand as an heap. The original word imports, those great heaps which are made use of as dykes or banks to restrain the waters. But the Jews have not only understood these expressions literally, but have likewise taken upon them to add particular circumstances, as if the history had been so concise, that it wanted to be supplied therewith. They say, that the sea had formed, as it were, twelve roads or causeways, according to the number of the tribes of the Israelites. James Saurin.
Ver. 13. He made the waters to stand as an heap. God did not wish altogether to take the sea from the gaze of the Hebrews, but to interrupt and divide it, that like a wall it might stand firm on either side of the way. This was done, first, that the miracle might be evident, for in that sea there is no tidal rise or fall of the waters. Secondly, that the people might have greater joy at the sight of so great a miracle. Thirdly, that in their whole passage they might depend more upon the providence of God, who, in a single moment, could allow the sea to return to its bed and drown all of them. It is God's will than we should flee to him the more ardently as the aspect of present danger. Fourthly and lastly, that the people might pass over the more rapidly, since they knew not how long God wished the miracle to last. Thomas Le Blanc.
Ver. 12-16. God revealed in his deeds. The wonder working God --Ps 78:12-16. The avenging God--Ps 78:12. The interposing God--Ps 78:13. The guiding God--Ps 78:14. The Father God--Ps 78:14-16. C. D.
Ver. 12-17. Obstinacy of unbelief. It makes head against God's majesty--Ps 78:17; his gracious providence--Ps 78:14-16; his interposing care--Ps 78:13; his avenging justice-- Ps 78:12; his distinguishing grace--Ps 78:12-16. C. D.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 78:13 God divided the sea when Israel crossed through…
78:13 God divided the sea when Israel crossed through the Red Sea (see Exod 14–15).
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