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Isaiah 63:12

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What does Isaiah 63:12 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “that caused his glorious arm to go at the right hand of Moses? that divided the waters before them, to make himself an everlasting name?” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

that caused his glorious arm to go at the right hand of Moses? that divided the waters before them, to make himself an everlasting name?
Isaiah 63:12 — American Standard Version

Context — Isaiah 63

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
9In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.
10But they rebelled, and grieved his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, [and] himself fought against them.
11Then he remembered the days of old, Moses [and] his people, [saying], Where is he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherds of his flock? where is he that put his holy Spirit in the midst of them?
12that caused his glorious arm to go at the right hand of Moses? that divided the waters before them, to make himself an everlasting name?
13that led them through the depths, as a horse in the wilderness, so that they stumbled not?
14As the cattle that go down into the valley, the Spirit of Jehovah caused them to rest; so didst thou lead thy people, to make thyself a glorious name.
15Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory: where are thy zeal and thy mighty acts? the yearning of thy heart and thy compassions are restrained toward me.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“That led them by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm, &c.] That is, through the Red sea, as the next clause shows: this was done by the right hand of Moses, and the rod in it, to which Kimchi thinks respect is had; who, by divine order, lifted up his rod, and stretched out his hand over the sea, and divided it, and so led the people through it: but, lest this should be attributed to Moses and his rod, the glorious arm of the Lord is made mention of, which held and guided the right hand of Moses, and from whence came all that power that was exerted on this occasion. Aben Ezra interprets this of the Angel of the Lord, that went before them: it seems to design the arm of omnipotence,…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The right hand of Moses was but the instrument; the arm of God was the real mover (Exo 15:6; Exo 14:21). dividing the water-- (Neh 9:11; Psa 78:13).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“That led them by the right hand of Moses - (See the notes at Isaiah 41:10-13; Isaiah 45:1). Dividing the water before them - Exodus 14:21. To make himself an everlasting name - He designed to perform a work which, it would be seen, could not be performed by any false god or by any human arm, and to do it in such circumstances, and in such a manner, that it might be seen everywhere that this was the true God (compare the notes at Isaiah 45:6). The deliverance from Egypt was attended with such amazing miracles, and with such a sudden destruction of his foes, that none but the true God could have performed it. Egypt was at that time the center of all the science, civilization, and art known…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“with: Exo 15:6, Exo 15:13, Exo 15:16; Psa 80:1 dividing: Exo 14:21; Jos 3:16; Neh 9:11; Psa 78:13, Psa 114:5-7, Psa 136:13-16 to make: Isa 55:13; Exo 14:16, Exo 14:17; Rom 9:17 Isaiah 63:13”
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