Exodus 15:11

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 15:1-27

Exodus 15:1. Then sang Moses. The Israelites sang in companies; and the one company often answered the other. See Bishop Lowth on the Hebrew Poetry. Also Psalms 68:25. Ecclesiastes 2:8. Ezra 2:65. Exodus 15:10. Thou didst blow with thy wind. Thou didst send thy spirit, the strong wind excited by the Almighty, as in Exodus 15:21. Exodus 15:12. The earth swallowed them. Alluding to the burial of the dead bodies driven on shore. Exodus 15:13. Holy habitation. Moses foresaw that a... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Exodus 15:11

Exodus 15:11Who is like unto Thee, O Lord, among the gods?The incomparable GodI. Who is like unto thee, o lord, among the gods?1. King of kings and Lord of lords! Who among the gods is like unto Thee in majesty and power? Well might Israel exultingly make this inquiry.2. Who is like unto Thee in the ineffable purity of Thy nature? “Glorious in holiness!”3. Who is like unto Thee in the solemnity and sanctity of Thy worship?--“fearful in praises!” The gloriously holy God is alone worthy to be... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Exodus 15:11

Exo 15:11 Who [is] like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who [is] like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful [in] praises, doing wonders? Ver. 11. Who is like unto thee? ] One of the most stately descriptions of God that is found in Holy Writ. God is to be magnified: we must make room for him. This chapter Exo 15:1-27 and Jdg 5:1-31 are rightly called by one, "monumental chapters." read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Exodus 15:11

like unto thee: Deuteronomy 3:24, Deuteronomy 33:26, 1 Samuel 2:2, 2 Samuel 7:22, 1 Kings 8:23, Psalms 35:10, Psalms 77:19, Psalms 86:8, Psalms 89:6-Ruth :, Isaiah 40:18, Isaiah 40:25, Jeremiah 10:6, Jeremiah 10:16, Jeremiah 49:19 gods: or, mighty ones glorious: Leviticus 19:2, Psalms 89:18, Psalms 145:17, Isaiah 6:3, Isaiah 30:11, Isaiah 57:15, 1 Peter 1:15, 1 Peter 1:16, Revelation 4:8 fearful: Psalms 66:5, Psalms 77:14, Psalms 89:5, Psalms 89:7, Psalms 90:11, Psalms 119:120, Isaiah 64:2,... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Exodus 15:11

Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?The gods — So called: Idols, or Princes: Glorious in holiness - In justice, mercy and truth: Fearful in praises - To be praised with reverence. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 15:11-13

11-13. Fourth strain . Now Jehovah is compared with the imaginary gods of the heathen . Who like thee among the gods, Jehovah This is four words in Hebrew, whose initials stand thus, מכבי , which, it is said, were inscribed as a motto upon the banner of the Maccabees, giving them their name . Ewald doubts this derivation, (since Maccabi is spelled with a ק ,) but it is poetically true, for here is the flame whence that family of heroes caught their fire . (See Apocrypha, Books of... read more