That led them by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm, dividing the water before them, to make himself an everlasting name?
Parallel translations
- WEB Who caused his glorious arm to be at Moses’ right hand? Who divided the waters before them, to make himself an everlasting name?
- BSB who sent His glorious arm to lead them by the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them to gain for Himself everlasting renown,
- NKJV Who led them by the right hand of Moses, With His glorious arm, Dividing the water before them To make for Himself an everlasting name,
- NASB Who caused His glorious arm to go at the right hand of Moses, Who divided the waters before them to make for Himself an everlasting name,
- NLT Where is the one whose power was displayed when Moses lifted up his hand— the one who divided the sea before them, making himself famous forever?
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Quick answer
The people recall how God's glorious arm worked through Moses, dividing the waters to make His name everlasting. It matters because God's mighty acts establish His enduring renown.
Overview
The 'glorious arm' at Moses' right hand recalls the parting of the Red Sea, the defining act of Israel's redemption. God did this 'to make himself an everlasting name,' showing that His saving works display His glory. This anticipates the supreme display of God's power and name in the resurrection and exaltation of Christ (Ephesians 1:19-21).
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- Exod 15:16Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O LORD, till the people pass over, which thou hast purchased.
- Josh 3:16That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.
- Ps 78:13He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.
- Ps 114:5–7What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back?
- Ps 80:1Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.
- Isa 55:13Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.
- Exod 14:21–22And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.
- Exod 14:16–17But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.
- Neh 9:11And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors thou threwest into the deeps, as a stone into the mighty waters.
- Exod 15:6Thy right hand, O LORD, is become glorious in power: thy right hand, O LORD, hath dashed in pieces the enemy.
- Exod 15:13Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation.
- Ps 136:13–16To him which divided the Red sea into parts: for his mercy endureth for ever:
- Isa 11:15And the LORD shall utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his mighty wind shall he shake his hand over the river, and shall smite it in the seven streams, and make men go over dryshod.
- Rom 9:17For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.
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