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Éxodo 15
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Entonces Moisés y el pueblo de Israel entonaron el siguiente cántico al Señor
:
«Cantaré al Señor
,
porque ha triunfado gloriosamente;
arrojó al mar al caballo y al jinete.
es mi fuerza y mi canción;
él me ha dado la victoria.
Él es mi Dios, y lo alabaré;
es el Dios de mi padre, ¡y lo exaltaré!
a los carros y al ejército del faraón.
Los mejores oficiales del faraón
se ahogaron en el mar Rojo.
como piedras se hundieron hasta el fondo.
derribas a los que se levantan contra ti.
Desatas tu ardiente furia
y los consume como a paja.
¡las aguas se apilaron!
El impetuoso oleaje se quedó firme como un muro;
en el corazón del mar las aguas se endurecieron.
“Los perseguiré
y los alcanzaré.
Los despojaré
y los consumiré.
Sacaré mi espada;
mi mano poderosa los destruirá”.
y el mar los cubrió.
Se hundieron como plomo
en las poderosas aguas.
, entre los dioses, ¿quién es como tú:
glorioso en santidad,
imponente en esplendor,
autor de grandes maravillas?
y la tierra se tragó a nuestros enemigos.
la angustia se apodera de los que viven en Filistea.
los nobles de Moab tiemblan.
Todos los que viven en Canaán se desvanecen;
El poder de tu brazo
los deja sin vida, como una piedra,
hasta que tu pueblo haya pasado, oh Señor
,
hasta que haya pasado el pueblo que compraste.
el lugar, oh Señor
, reservado para tu morada,
el santuario, oh Señor
, que tus manos establecieron.
reinará por siempre y para siempre!».
hizo que las aguas cayeran con fuerza sobre ellos. ¡Pero el pueblo de Israel había cruzado por en medio del mar, pisando tierra seca!
«Canten al Señor
,
porque ha triunfado gloriosamente;
arrojó al mar al caballo y al jinete».
Entonces Moisés guió al pueblo de Israel lejos del mar Rojo, y se internaron en el desierto de Shur. Viajaron por este desierto durante tres días sin encontrar agua.
por ayuda, y él le mostró un trozo de madera. Moisés echó la madera al agua, y el agua se volvió potable.
Fue allí, en Mara, donde el Señor
estableció el siguiente decreto como una norma para probar la fidelidad del pueblo.
su Dios y hacen lo que es correcto ante sus ojos, obedeciendo sus mandatos y cumpliendo todos sus decretos, entonces no les enviaré ninguna de las enfermedades que envié a los egipcios; porque yo soy el Señor
, quien los sana».
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Éxodo 15 Commentary
Chapter 15
The song of Moses for the deliverance of Israel. (1-21) The bitter waters at Marah, The Israelites come to Elim. (22-27)
Verses 1-21 This song is the most ancient we know of. It is a holy song, to the honour of God, to exalt his name, and celebrate his praise, and his only, not in the least to magnify any man. Holiness to the Lord is in every part of it. It may be considered as typical, and prophetical of the final destruction of the enemies of the church. Happy the people whose God is the Lord. They have work to do, temptations to grapple with, and afflictions to bear, and are weak in themselves; but his grace is their strength. They are often in sorrow, but in him they have comfort; he is their song. Sin, and death, and hell threaten them, but he is, and will be their salvation. The Lord is a God of almighty power, and woe to those that strive with their Maker! He is a God of matchless perfection; he is glorious in holiness; his holiness is his glory. His holiness appears in the hatred of sin, and his wrath against obstinate sinners. It appears in the deliverance of Israel, and his faithfulness to his own promise. He is fearful in praises; that which is matter of praise to the servants of God, is very dreadful to his enemies. He is doing wonders, things out of the common course of nature; wondrous to those in whose favour they are wrought, who are so unworthy, that they had no reason to expect them. There were wonders of power and wonders of grace; in both, God was to be humbly adored.
Verses 22-27 In the wilderness of Shur the Israelites had no water. At Marah they had water, but it was bitter; so that they could not drink it. God can make bitter to us that from which we promise ourselves most, and often does so in the wilderness of this world, that our wants, and disappointments in the creature, may drive us to the Creator, in whose favour alone true comfort is to be had. In this distress the people fretted, and quarrelled with Moses. Hypocrites may show high affections, and appear earnest in religious exercises, but in the time of temptation they fall away. Even true believers, in seasons of sharp trial, will be tempted to fret, distrust, and murmur. But in every trial we should cast our care upon the Lord, and pour out our hearts before him. We shall then find that a submissive will, a peaceful conscience, and the comforts of the Holy Ghost, will render the bitterest trial tolerable, yea, pleasant. Moses did what the people had neglected to do; he cried unto the Lord. And God provided graciously for them. He directed Moses to a tree which he cast into the waters, when, at once, they were made sweet. Some make this tree typical of the cross of Christ, which sweetens the bitter waters of affliction to all the faithful, and enables them to rejoice in tribulation. But a rebellious Israelite shall fare no better than a rebellious Egyptian. The threatening is implied only, the promise is expressed. God is the great Physician. If we are kept well, it is he that keeps us; if we are made well, it is he that recovers us. He is our life and the length of our days. Let us not forget that we are kept from destruction, and delivered from our enemies, to be the Lord's servants. At Elim they had good water, and enough of it. Though God may, for a time, order his people to encamp by the bitter waters of Marah, that shall not always be their lot. Let us not faint at tribulations.
Chapter Summary
INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 15
This chapter contains the song of Moses, and of the children of Israel, on the banks of the Red sea; in which they celebrate their passage through it, the destruction of Pharaoh and his host in it, and the glory of the divine perfections displayed therein, interspersed with prophetic hints of things future, Ex 15:1-19 which same song was sung by the women, with Miriam at the head of them, attended with timbrels and dances, Ex 15:20,21, an account is given of the march of the children of Israel from the Red sea to the wilderness of Shur, and of the bitter waters found at Marah, which occasioned a murmuring, and of their being made sweet by casting a tree into them, Ex 15:22-25 when they were told by the Lord, that if they would yield obedience to his commandments, they should be free from the diseases the Egyptians had been afflicted with, Ex 15:26, and the chapter is concluded with their coming to Elim, where they found twelve wells of water, and seventy palm trees, and there encamped, Ex 15:27.