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John Gill's Exposition on Psalms 78:13
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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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He divided the sea, etc.] The Targum adds, ``by the rod of Moses their master;” which he was ordered to lift up, and to stretch out his hand over the sea; which he did, and at the same time a strong east wind was raised, which caused the sea to go back, and divided the waters of it; (see <021416>Exodus 14:16,21) and caused them to pass through; that is, he caused the Israelites to pass through the sea; this they did in faith, (<581129>Hebrews 11:29), in the faith of the power and promise of God, and of future grace and blessings, which this was an emblem of; for it was a representation of baptism, and is so called, (<461001>1 Corinthians 10:1,2) and of the sea of Christ’s blood, or of his sufferings and death; whereby all enemies are overcome and destroyed, as sin and Satan, signified by the Egyptians, and salvation is wrought, and every blessing of grace procured; and of the passage of God’s people through the sea of this world, and afflictions in it, safe to glory: and he made the waters to stand as an heap; and were as a wall on the right hand and on the left hand so they continued until the Israelites had passed through; and then they returned, and covered the Egyptians, and drowned them, (<021422>Exodus 14:22,28).
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