Exo 14:1-2 | Clarke | e4.org | CHAPTER XIV The Israelites are commanded to encamp before Pi-hahiroth, 1, 2. God predicts the pursuit of Pharaoh , 3, 4. Pharaoh is informed that the Israelites are fled, and regrets that he suffered them to depart , 5. He musters his troops and pursues them , 6-8. Overtakes them in their encampment by the Red Sea, 9. The Israelites are terrified at his approach , 10. They murmur against Moses for leading them out , 11, 12. Moses encourages them, and assures them of deliverance , 13, 14. God commands the Israelites to advance, and Moses to stretch out his rod over the sea that it might be divided , 15, 16; and promises utterly to discomfit the Egyptians , 17, 18. The angel of God places himself between the Israelites and the Egyptians , 19. The pillar of the cloud becomes darkness to the Egyptians, while it gives light to the Israelites , 20. Moses stretches out his rod, and a strong east wind blows, and the waters are divided , 21. The Israelites enter and walk on dry ground , 22. The Egyptians enter also in pursuit of the Israelites , 23. The Lord looks out of the pillar of cloud on the Egyptians, terrifies them, and disjoints their chariots , 24, 25. Moses is commanded to stretch forth his rod over the waters, that they may return to their former bed , 26. He does so, and the whole Egyptian army is overwhelmed , 27, 28, while every Israelite escapes , 29. Being thus saved from the hand of their adversaries, they acknowledge the power of God, and credit the mission of Moses , 30, 31. NOTES ON CHAP. XIV

‏ Exodus 14:1-2

CHAPTER XIV

The Israelites are commanded to encamp before Pi-hahiroth,

1, 2.

God predicts the pursuit of Pharaoh, 3, 4.

Pharaoh is informed that the Israelites are fled, and regrets that he suffered them to depart, 5.

He musters his troops and pursues them, 6-8.

Overtakes them in their encampment by the Red Sea, 9.

The Israelites are terrified at his approach, 10.

They murmur against Moses for leading them out, 11, 12.

Moses encourages them, and assures them of deliverance, 13, 14.

God commands the Israelites to advance, and Moses to stretch out his rod over the sea that it might be divided, 15, 16;

and promises utterly to discomfit the Egyptians, 17, 18.

The angel of God places himself between the Israelites and the Egyptians, 19.

The pillar of the cloud becomes darkness to the Egyptians, while it gives light to the Israelites, 20.

Moses stretches out his rod, and a strong east wind blows, and the waters are divided, 21.

The Israelites enter and walk on dry ground, 22.

The Egyptians enter also in pursuit of the Israelites, 23.

The Lord looks out of the pillar of cloud on the Egyptians, terrifies them, and disjoints their chariots, 24, 25.

Moses is commanded to stretch forth his rod over the waters, that they may return to their former bed, 26.

He does so, and the whole Egyptian army is overwhelmed, 27, 28,

while every Israelite escapes, 29.

Being thus saved from the hand of their adversaries, they acknowledge the power of God, and credit the mission of Moses, 30, 31.

NOTES ON CHAP. XIV

Verse 2. Encamp before Pi-hahiroth] pi hachiroth, the mouth, strait, or bay of Chiroth. Between Migdol, migdol, the tower, probably a fortress that served to defend the bay. Over against Baal-zephon, baal tsephon, the lord or master of the watch, probably an idol temple, where a continual guard, watch, or light was kept up for the defence of one part of the haven, or as a guide to ships. Dr. Shaw thinks that chiroth may denote the valley which extended itself from the wilderness of Etham to the Red Sea, and that the part in which the Israelites encamped was called Pi-hachiroth, i.e., the mouth or bay of Chiroth. See his Travels, p. 310, and his account at the end of Exodus.