Exodus 13:1 – 15:21
- The Ordinance of the Passover (Ex. 12:43-50) – corresponds to the believer’s appreciation of the death of Christ, expressed formally by participating in the Lord’s Supper.
- The Consecration of the Firstborn (Ex. 13:1-2, 11-16) – corresponds to the fact that we belong to Christ, and owe our lives entirely to Him.
- The Feast of Unleavened Bread (Ex. 13:3-10) – speaks of the holy, separate walk of the believer, which is in response to the work of Christ.
Succoth: The Consecration of the Firstborn & the Feast of Unleavened Bread (13:1-16)
The Way of the Red Sea (13:17-22)
Etham: The Pillar of Cloud and Fire (13:20-22)
Pi-hahiroth: Between Migdol and the Sea (14:1-14)
Crossing the Red Sea (14:15-31)
The Song of Deliverance (15:1-21)
The Song of Deliverance. This song is really the culmination of the work that began in ch.12 with the Passover. F.B. Hole remarked “If Exodus 12 is that of shelter from judgment, and chapter 13 that of sanctification to God, and Exodus 14 that of salvation from the foes, Exodus 15 is that of the song of triumph.” The great theme of the song in Exodus 15 is the glory of Jehovah demonstrated by His power in delivering Israel and judging Pharaoh. The Lord didn’t command the people to sing. It was a voluntary expression of their hearts overflowing with thanksgiving. They do not sing about themselves, nor do the failures of the people come into it at all. In the song at the end of the wilderness (Deut. 32) the failures are mentioned, although it ends in victory. The sentiments of this song go higher than the people’s state of soul, even to being brought into the land and to Jehovah’s sanctuary!