Deuteronomy 11:4

4 You saw how the Lord completely wiped out the Egyptian army, along with their horses and chariots, by drowning them in the Red Sea when they were pursuing you. 1

Deuteronomy 11:4 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 11:4

And what he did unto the army of Egypt, unto their horses, and
to their chariots
At the Red sea, when they pursued Israel in order to bring them back or destroy them, after they had let them go, which army was very numerous; see ( Exodus 14:7 Exodus 14:9 )

how he made the water of the Red sea to overflow them;
"or to flow over their faces" F2,

as they pursued after you;
so that they could not see their way, nor steer their course after them; and not only so, but were covered with the waters of the sea, drowned in them, and sunk to the bottom of them: and how the Lord hath destroyed them unto this day; either continued to destroy them yet more and more by one means or another; or else the destruction made by the several plagues upon them, and particularly that of their army at the Red sea, which was the strength and glory of the nation, was so general and extensive, that they never recovered it to that day; and so were in no capacity of coming out against them, and attacking them, and doing them any hurt, all the forty years they had been in the wilderness; of which no doubt they had knowledge, and of their condition and circumstances there.


FOOTNOTES:

F2 (Mhynp le-Pyuh) "fecit inundare super facics eorum", Pagninus, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.

Deuteronomy 11:4 In-Context

2 Remember today what you have learned about the Lord through your experiences with him. It was you, not your children, who had these experiences. You saw the Lord's greatness, his power, his might,
3 and his miracles. You saw what he did to the king of Egypt and to his entire country.
4 You saw how the Lord completely wiped out the Egyptian army, along with their horses and chariots, by drowning them in the Red Sea when they were pursuing you.
5 You know what the Lord did for you in the desert before you arrived here.
6 You recall what he did to Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab of the tribe of Reuben. In the sight of everyone the earth opened up and swallowed them, along with their families, their tents, and all their servants and animals.

Cross References 1

  • 1. 11.4Exodus 14.28.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. red sea: [See Word List.]
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.