SERIES C --- EXODUS FROM BONDAGE --- LESSON 13 --- PART 1

FAITH AND JOY

A SONG BY THE SEA

From Exodus 15

At last, the people of Israel were safely across the Red Sea. The army of Egypt lay dead on the seashore. Then Moses and his people sang this song of praise to Adonai:

I will sing to Adonai
For He has won a glorious victory.
The horse and the rider
He has thrown into the sea.
Adonai is my strength and my song,
And He has become my salvation.
Adonai is my YHVH
And I will praise Him.
He is my father’s YHVH,
And I will give Him great honour.
Adonai is a mighty warrior:
Adonai is His name.
The armies and the chariots of Pharaoh
He has thrown into the sea.
The best of Pharaoh’s officers
Lie buried beneath the waters.
The waves of the sea cover them,
For they have sunk like stones.
Your right hand, O Adonai,
Has glorious Power.
Your right hand, O Adonai,
Has crushed the enemy.
In Your Majestic Greatness
You have overthrown those who rose
against You.
You sent Your wrath,
And it consumed them like stubble.
With a mighty Breath
You parted the waters. They stood up like walls
Which held back the divided waters.
The enemy said,
[I will pursue!
I will overtake!
I will divide the goods
And I will be satisfied.
I will draw my sword
And destroy these people.]
But with a mighty Breath
You brought the waters together.
The sea tumbled over them
And they sank beneath its waves.
Which god can compare with You?
Which god has such majestic holiness,
And can perform such awesome deeds,
such wonderful miracles?
When You stretched out Your right hand,
The earth swallowed the enemy.
In Your mercy You have led the people
Whom You have redeemed.
You have guided them in Your strength
To Your sacred home.
The nations heard the news,
And they trembled.
The Philistines fear;
The rulers of Edom are in awe;
The great men of Moab shake;
The Canaanites melt away.
A dreadful fear shall come upon them,
And because of Your Power
They will stand still in terror
Until the people You purchased
Pass by them safely.
You will bring Your people
To the mountain of Your heritage,
In Your land, O Adonai,
Which You made for Your home,
In the sanctuary which Your hands established.
Adonai shall rule
Forever and ever.
For the horses of Pharaoh,
His horsemen and his chariots
Went into the sea.
And Adonai brought the waters upon them
While the people of Israel
Walked safely through on dry land.