Êxodo 14:1-9

A Perseguição dos Egípcios

1 Disse o SENHOR a Moisés:

2 “Diga aos israelitas que mudem o rumo e acampem perto de Pi-Hairote, entre Migdol e o mar. Acampem à beira-mar, defronte de Baal-Zefom.

3 O faraó pensará que os israelitas estão vagando confusos, cercados pelo deserto.

4 Então endurecerei o coração do faraó, e ele os perseguirá. Todavia, eu serei glorificado por meio do faraó e de todo o seu exército; e os egípcios saberão que eu sou o SENHOR”. E assim fizeram os israelitas.

5 Contaram ao rei do Egito que o povo havia fugido. Então o faraó e os seus conselheiros mudaram de ideia e disseram: “O que foi que fizemos? Deixamos os israelitas sair e perdemos os nossos escravos!”

6 Então o faraó mandou aprontar a sua carruagem e levou consigo o seu exército.

7 Levou todos os carros de guerra do Egito, inclusive seiscentos dos melhores desses carros, cada um com um oficial no comando.

8 O SENHOR endureceu o coração do faraó, rei do Egito, e este perseguiu os israelitas, que marchavam triunfantemente.

9 Os egípcios, com todos os cavalos e carros de guerra do faraó, os cavaleiros^[a] e a infantaria, saíram em perseguição aos israelitas e os alcançaram quando estavam acampados à beira-mar, perto de Pi-Hairote, defronte de Baal-Zefom.

Êxodo 14:1-9 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 14

This chapter begins with directions of God to Moses, to be given to the children of Israel about the course they were to steer in their journey, with the reason thereof, Ex 14:1-4, which they observing, a report was brought to Pharaoh that they were fled, and this determined him and his servants to get ready and pursue after them, as they did with a great army, Ex 14:5-9, which when the Israelites saw, it put them in great fear, and set them to murmuring and complaining against Moses for bringing them out of Egypt, Ex 14:10,11,12, who desired them to be still and quiet, and they should see the salvation of the Lord, Ex 14:13,14, and he is bid to order the people to go on in their journey, and to take his rod and stretch it over the sea and divide it, that Israel might pass through it on dry ground, and the Egyptians follow them, whereby God would be honoured and glorified, Ex 14:15-18, upon which the Angel of the Lord in a pillar of cloud removed from before there, and went behind them for their protection, Ex 14:19,20, and Moses stretching out his hand over the sea, and a strong east wind blowing upon it, the waters divided and the Israelites went into it, and the Egyptians followed them, but their host being troubled by the Lord, and their chariot wheels taken off, they found themselves in great danger, and were thrown into a panic, Ex 14:20-25 and upon Moses's stretching out his hand again over the sea, the waters returned, and Pharaoh and his host were drowned, but the Israelites passed through safely, as on dry land, Ex 14:26-29, which great work of the Lord being observed by them, influenced their fear of him, their faith in him and his servant Moses, Ex 14:30,31.

Footnotes

• [a]. Ou "condutores dos carros de guerra; " também nos versículos 17, 18, 23, 26 e 28.