And Moses said unto the people
Not in wrath and anger, but very coolly and sedately, agreeably
to his character of the meekest man on earth; though what they
had said to him was very insulting and provoking:
fear ye not;
Pharaoh and his numerous host, do not be dismayed at them or
possess yourselves with a dread of them, and of destruction by
them:
stand still;
do not stir from the place where you are, do not offer to run
away, or to make your escape by flight (and which indeed seemed
impossible), keep your place and station, and put yourselves in
such a situation as to wait and observe the issue of things:
and see the salvation of the Lord which he will shew to you
today;
which is expressive of great faith in Moses in the midst of this
extremity, who firmly believed that God would save them from this
numerous and enraged army, and that very quickly, even that day;
at least within twenty four hours, within the compass of a day;
for it was the night following that salvation was wrought for
them, and their eyes beheld it: and it may be called the
salvation of the Lord, for it was his own hand that only effected
it, the Israelites not contributing anything in the least unto
it, and was typical of the great salvation which Christ with his
own arm, and without the help of his people, has wrought out for
them:
for the Egyptians whom ye have seen today, ye shall see
them again no
more for ever;
that is, in such a posture or manner, no more armed, nor alive,
and the objects of their fear and dread; for otherwise they did
see them again, but then they were on the sea shore dead; for it
should be rendered, not "whom", but "how", or "in what manner"
F23.
F23 (rva) (on tropon) , Sept. "quemadmodum", Piscator; "quomod o", Noldius, p. 107. No. 544.