Exodus 15:4

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Exodus 15:4 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Pharaoh`s chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea; And his chosen captains are sunk in the Red Sea.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Pharaoh`s chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea; And his chosen captains are sunk in the Red Sea.
Exodus 15:4 — American Standard Version

Context — Exodus 15

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
4Pharaoh`s chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea; And his chosen captains are sunk in the Red Sea.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Pharaoh’s chariots and his hosts hath he cast into the sea, etc.] Which was done by the Angel of the Lord, who was Jehovah himself, our Immanuel, and man of war, as appears from (<021417>Exodus 14:17,24-28), an emblem of the destruction of antichrist, and all the antichristian states, of which Pharaoh and his host were types: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea: who were appointed over his chosen chariots, which all perished in the sea together. In the carnage that will be made by Christ, the warrior and conqueror, among the followers of antichrist, the man of “sin”, the antitypical Pharaoh, the flesh of captains is mentioned for the fowls of heaven to feed upon,…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“With the deliverance of Israel is associated the development of the national poetry, which finds its first and perfect expression in this magnificent hymn. It was sung by Moses and the people, an expression which evidently points to him as the author. That it was written at the time is an assertion expressly made in the text, and it is supported by the strongest internal evidence. In every age this song gave the tone to the poetry of Israel; especially at great critical epochs of deliverance: and in the book of Revelation Exodus 15:3 it is associated with the final triumph of the Church. The division of the song into three parts is distinctly marked: Exodus 15:1-5; Exodus 15:6-10; Exodus…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“He hath cast - With great force, as an arrow out of a bow, so the Hebrew word signifies. Exodus 15:7”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Exod. 14:13-28 chosen: Exo 14:7 Exodus 15:5”
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