Exodus 15:11

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Exodus 15:11

Who is like unto Thee? This is ever the saints' noblest praise. Emphasised by the Figure of speech Erotesis. ( App-6 ). Compare Deuteronomy 33:26 , Deuteronomy 33:27 ; 1 Samuel 2:2 . 1 Samuel 2:1 Ch. Exo 17:20 . Psalms 35:19 ; Psalms 71:19 ; Psalms 73:25 ; Psalms 86:8 ; Psalms 89:6 , Psalms 89:8 ; Psalms 113:5 . gods = mighty ones, as in Exodus 15:15 . Hebrew. elin. See note on Exodus 22:8 . Fearful in praises : i.e. to be revered in praising Him for His wondrous acts. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Exodus 15:11-15

"Who is like unto thee, O Jehovah, among the gods? Who is like thee, glorious in holiness? Fearful in praises, doing wonders? Thou stretchest out thy right hand, the earth swallowed them. Thou in thy lovingkindness hast led the people that thou hast redeemed. Thou has guided them in thy strength to thy holy habitation. The people have heard, they tremble: Pangs have taken hold on the inhabitants of Philistia. Then were the chiefs of Edom dismayed; The mighty men of Moab, trembling taketh hold... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Exodus 15:11

Exodus 15:11. Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods?— The sacred Writer here refers to those gods of Egypt, over whom Jehovah had now so gloriously triumphed; and one of the great ends of whose miracles in Egypt was, doubtless, to assert his Supremacy, and to shew his superiority over all local and false deities. See Bishop Sherlock's Discourses, vol. 1: dis. 10: p. 280, &c. Fearful in praises— That is, (say some,) "who cannot, and who ought not, to be praised without religious... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Exodus 15:1-21

3. Israel’s song of deliverance 15:1-21"The song is composed of three gradually increasing strophes, each of which commences with the praise of Jehovah, and ends with a description of the overthrow of the Egyptian host (Exodus 15:2-18). The theme announced in the introduction in Exodus 15:1 is thus treated in three different ways; and whilst the omnipotence of God, displayed in the destruction of the enemy, is the prominent topic in the first two strophes, the third depicts with prophetic... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 15:1-27

The Song of MosesOn the further shore of the Red Sea the Israelites celebrate their deliverance in a magnificent hymn of praise. It consists of three strophes or stanzas of increasing length, viz. Exodus 15:2-5, Exodus 15:6-10, Exodus 15:11-18. The first v. is introductory and may have been repeated as a chorus after each stanza: see on Exodus 15:21. On the structure of Hebrew poetry see Introduction to the Psalms. In language and style the song bears many marks of high antiquity. There can be... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Exodus 15:11

(11) Who is like unto thee . . . Among the gods ?—This is undoubtedly the true meaning. It had been a main object of the entire series of miraculous visitations to show that Jehovah was “exalted far above all other gods.” (See Exodus 7:5; Exodus 14:4; Exodus 14:18.) Moses now emphasises the contrast by adducing three points on which Jehovah is unapproachable—holiness, awefulness, and miraculous power. God is (1) “glorious in holiness,” exalted in this respect far, far above all other beings;... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Exodus 15:11-12

(11, 12) Stanza 3 is a short one, entering into no details—simply summing up the entire result in two sentences: one, parallel to Exodus 15:2-3; Exodus 15:6-7, setting forth the glory of God, as shown in the occurrences; the other emphasising the great fact of the occasion, and stating it in the briefest possible terms: “Thou stretchedst out thy right hand; the earth swallowed them.” This second clause is parallel to Exodus 15:4-5; Exodus 15:8-10. It concentrates into four words the gist of... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Exodus 15:1-27

Exodus 15:2 Happy the heart that has learned to say my God! All religion is contained in that short expression, and all the blessedness that man or angel is capable of. Thomas Erskine. 'He is my God... my father's God.' Compare the early reflection of Dr. John G. Paton, the New Hebrides missionary, as he watched the piety of his old father in the home: 'He walked with God; why may not I?' Lord, I find my Saviour's genealogy strangely chequered with four remarkable changes in four immediate... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Exodus 15:1-22

CHAPTER XV.THE SONG OF MOSES.Exodus 15:1-22.During this halt they prepared that great song of triumph which St. John heard sung by them who had been victorious over the beast, standing by the sea of glass, having the harps of God. For by that calmer sea, triumphant over a deadlier persecution, they still found their adoration and joy expressed in this earliest chant of sacred victory. Because all holy hearts give like thanks to Him Who sitteth upon the throne, therefore "deep answers unto... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Exodus 15:1-21

7. The Song of Redemption CHAPTER 15:1-21 1. Jehovah acknowledged and praised (Exodus 15:1-2 ) 2. The victory celebrated as His victory (Exodus 15:3-10 ) 3. His holiness praised (Exodus 15:11-13 ) 4. His enemies tremble (Exodus 15:14-16 ) 5. Thou shalt bring them in (Exodus 15:17-18 ) 6. The judgment and salvation (Exodus 15:19 ) 7. The women’s chorus (Exodus 15:20-21 ) This is a great chapter. It is the first song in the Bible. In Egypt was no singing for Israel but only... read more

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