And the Lord said unto Moses, wherefore criest thou unto me?.... The Targum of Jonathan is,"why standest thou and prayest before me?'
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Exodus 14:15
Exodus 14:15
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Exodus 14 — OverviewExodus 14 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThe departure of the children of Israel out of Egypt (which was indeed
the birth of the Jewish church) is made yet more memorable by further
works of wonder, which were wrought immediately upon it. Witness the…Exodus 14 — OverviewExodus 14 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeExodus 14:1, God instructs the Israelites in their journey; Exodus 14:5, Pharaoh pursues after them; Exodus 14:10, The Israelites murmur; Exodus 14:13, Moses comforts them; Exodus 14:15, God instructs Moses; Exodus…Exodus 14 — OverviewExodus 14 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis chapter begins with directions of God to Moses, to be given to the children of Israel about the course they were to steer in their journey, with the reason thereof, Ex 14:1, which they observing, a report was…Exodus 14:15-20Exodus 14:15-20 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleWe have here,
I. Direction given to Israel's leader.
1. What he must do himself. He must, for the present, leave off
praying, and apply himself to his business (v. 15): Wherefore cryest
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