The song of Moses is the song Moses and the children of Israel sang to the Lord after the Red Sea crossing, recorded in Exodus 15:1.
After the Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the sea, Moses and Israel sang this song of praise (Exodus 15:1). Les Feldick describes it as the song of redemption, 'that the battles are over,' and says that when we reach the eternal state in the book of Revelation, we will sing the song of Moses. It celebrates God's triumph over the horse and his rider in the sea.
Exodus 15:1 — This verse records Moses and Israel singing the song immediately after the Red Sea deliverance.
Exodus 14:28 — It describes the destruction of Pharaoh's army that prompted the song.
In Exodus 14, Israel stood trapped between the Red Sea and the pursuing Egyptian army. Moses told the people, 'Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD' (Exodus 14:13). The Lord then opened the sea, Israel crossed on dry ground, and the waters returned, covering the chariots, the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh, 'there remained not so much as one of them' (Exodus 14:28). Then, in Exodus 15:1, 'Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.' This is the song of Moses.
Les points to the first three words of Exodus 15—'Then sang Moses and the children of Israel'—and identifies this as the song of Moses. He urges readers to study it in their spare time because it is important. He connects it to the book of Revelation and the eternal state, asking, 'What are we going to sing? The song of Moses.' He calls it the song of redemption, 'that the battles are over, and that we have now attained that to which God has been bringing us all along.' Les also sets the scene of Israel's hopelessness at the Red Sea. Before the miracle, Moses told them to stand still and see the salvation of the Lord. Israel had no answer in themselves; only God could provide the answer, and He opened the Red Sea.
The song of Moses is found in Exodus 15:1. It follows the account of Israel's deliverance from Egypt in Exodus 14, where the Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the Red Sea and left not one of them (Exodus 14:28).
Israel sang after seeing the Lord's deliverance. They had been trapped with the sea in front and the Egyptians behind, and Moses told them to stand still and see the salvation of the Lord. When God opened the sea and destroyed the enemy, their response was to sing praise to the Lord for His triumph.
Les says that when you get to the book of Revelation and into the eternal state, 'what are we going to sing? The song of Moses.' He calls it the song of redemption, that the battles are over, and that we have attained what God has been bringing us to all along.
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The Song of Moses in Exodus 15
Les identifies Exodus 15:1 as the song of Moses, calls it the song of redemption, and connects it to the eternal state in Revelation.
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Exodus 15:1: Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
This is the verse that directly records the song of Moses.
Exodus 14:28: And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them.
This describes the destruction that prompted the song.
Exodus 14:13: And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.
This shows Israel's need to trust God before the sea was opened.
The song of Moses is the song Moses and the children of Israel sang after crossing the Red Sea, recorded in Exodus 15:1. It praises the Lord for triumphing gloriously and throwing the horse and his rider into the sea.
It is recorded in Exodus 15:1, immediately after Exodus 14:28 where the waters covered the chariots, horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh, so that not one remained.
Les Feldick calls it the song of redemption. He says that when we get to the book of Revelation and the eternal state, we will sing the song of Moses, because the battles are over.
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