But first …
- Two things came up
- First –
- “Death angel?”
- Couldn’t find one
- Exodus 11:4-5
- Exodus 12:12
- “Death angel?”
- Second -
- Did the Red Sea “unpart” while Israel was still crossing?
- Consider Exodus 14:26-29
The song
- Exodus 15:1-21
- Song of Moses? Revelation 15:3
- There is, apparently, a Song of Moses
- Is this it?
- This song
- Three sections – Exodus 15:1-5, 6-10, 11-18
- Begin praising God
- Each succeeding one increases in magnitude
- Each ends with statement of triumph
- Author Miriam?
- Probably not
- “Miriam answered them …”
- Three sections – Exodus 15:1-5, 6-10, 11-18
- Other possibilities
- Deuteronomy 32:1-47 (31:22, 30)
- Generic – a song after the fashion of these two
- Praises God
- Speaks to His triumph – OR –
- Speaks to God’s faithfulness and Israel’s unfaithfulness
- Then of God’s necessary chastisement on Israel
- Then on God’s compassion on the humbled Israel
- As “Song of Moses”
- Does not sing of Moses
- Came from Moses
- Speaks of God
Bitter water into sweet water
- Exodus 15:22-27
- No water for three days
- Encountered bitter water
- God provides a cure
- God’s statute, His test
- If – then
- Exodus 15:25-26
Give us this day …
- Exodus 16
- Israel grumbles – we’ll starve to death
- About six weeks into the journey
- Wishing to have died in Egypt
- Accuse Moses and Aaron of trying to kill them
- God provides
- Rules on gathering
- Another test
- Just enough
- Cover Sabbath
- No matter how much or how little …
- Rules on gathering
Rock of waters
- Exodus 17:1-7
- More grumbling
- God had not yet left them lacking
- Killing our babies
- Strike the rock
- Israel again lacked nothing
- Is the Lord among us or not?
Battle at Rephidim
- Exodus 17:8-16
- Amalek picks a fight with Israel
- Moses’ arms up – Israel prevails
- Arms down – Amalek prevails
- Aaron and Hur support Moses