Exodus 14:16

16 And lift up thy rod and stretch out thy hand over the sea and divide it; and the sons of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.

Exodus 14:16 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 14:16

But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the
sea, and divide it
Even the same rod with which so many wonders had been done in Egypt; and Artapanus, the Heathen, says ^F24, that Moses being bid by a divine voice to smite the sea with his rod, he hearkened to it, and touched the water with it, and so it divided, as it is said it did, ( Exodus 14:21 )

and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of
the sea;
and so they did, ( Exodus 14:22 Exodus 14:29 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F24 Apud Euseb. Praepar. Evangel. l. 9. c. 27. p. 436.

Exodus 14:16 In-Context

14 The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall be still.

15 Then the LORD said unto Moses, Why criest thou unto me? Speak unto the sons of Israel that they go forward:

16 And lift up thy rod and stretch out thy hand over the sea and divide it; and the sons of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.

17 And behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians that they shall follow them: and I will be glorified in Pharaoh and in all his host, in his chariots, and in his horsemen.

18 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I have glorified myself in Pharaoh, in his chariots, and in his horsemen.