Exodus 15 : 1 (ERVEN)
Then Moses and the Israelites began singing this song to the Lord: "I will sing to the Lord! He has done great things. He threw horse and rider into the sea.
Exodus 15 : 2 (ERVEN)
The Lord is my strength. He saves me, and I sing songs of praise to him. He is my God, and I praise him. He is the God of my ancestors, and I honor him.
Exodus 15 : 3 (ERVEN)
The Lord is a great soldier. The Lord is his name.
Exodus 15 : 4 (ERVEN)
He threw Pharaoh's chariots and soldiers into the sea. Pharaoh's very best soldiers drowned in the Red Sea.
Exodus 15 : 5 (ERVEN)
The deep water covered them, and they sank to the bottom like rocks.
Exodus 15 : 6 (ERVEN)
"Lord, your right hand is amazingly strong. With your right hand, Lord, you broke the enemy to pieces.
Exodus 15 : 7 (ERVEN)
In your great majesty you destroyed those who stood against you. Your anger destroyed them, like fire burning straw.
Exodus 15 : 8 (ERVEN)
The wind you sent in anger piled the water high. The flowing water became a wall, solid to its deepest parts.
Exodus 15 : 9 (ERVEN)
"The enemy said, 'I'll chase them and catch them. I'll take all their riches. I'll take it all with my sword. I'll take everything for myself.'
Exodus 15 : 10 (ERVEN)
But you blew on them and covered them with the sea. They sank like lead into the deep sea.
Exodus 15 : 11 (ERVEN)
"Are there any gods like the Lord? No, there are no gods like you� You are wonderfully holy! You are amazingly powerful! You do great miracles!
Exodus 15 : 12 (ERVEN)
You raised your right hand to punish the enemy, and the ground opened up to swallow them.
Exodus 15 : 13 (ERVEN)
But with your kindness you led the people you saved. And with your strength you led them to your holy land.
Exodus 15 : 14 (ERVEN)
"The other nations will hear this story, and they will be frightened. The Philistines will shake with fear.
Exodus 15 : 15 (ERVEN)
The commanders of Edom will tremble. The leaders of Moab will be afraid. The people of Canaan will lose courage.
Exodus 15 : 16 (ERVEN)
They will be filled with fear when they see your strength. They will be as still as a rock, Lord, while your people, the ones you made, pass by.
Exodus 15 : 17 (ERVEN)
You will lead your people to your mountain. You will let them live near the place that you, Lord, prepared for your throne. You will build your temple.
Exodus 15 : 18 (ERVEN)
"The Lord will rule forever and ever!"
Exodus 15 : 19 (ERVEN)
Yes, it really happened! Pharaoh's horses and riders, and chariots went into the sea. And the Lord brought all the water of the sea down on top of them. But the Israelites walked through that sea on dry land.
Exodus 15 : 20 (ERVEN)
Then Aaron's sister, the woman prophet Miriam, took a tambourine. She and the women began singing and dancing.
Exodus 15 : 21 (ERVEN)
Miriam repeated the words, "Sing to the Lord! He has done great things. He threw horse and rider into the sea �"
Exodus 15 : 22 (ERVEN)
Moses led the Israelites away from the Red Sea and into the Shur desert. They traveled for three days in the desert. They could not find any water.
Exodus 15 : 23 (ERVEN)
Then they came to Marah. There was water at Marah, but it was too bitter to drink. (That is why the place was named Marah.)
Exodus 15 : 24 (ERVEN)
The people began complaining to Moses. They said, "Now what will we drink?"
Exodus 15 : 25 (ERVEN)
So Moses called to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a large piece of wood. When Moses put the wood in the water, the water became good to drink. There the Lord put in place a law and a command for him and tested him to see if he would obey.
Exodus 15 : 26 (ERVEN)
The Lord said to him, "I am the Lord your God. If you listen to me and do what I say is right, and if you obey all my commands and laws, then I will not give you any of the sicknesses that I gave the Egyptians. I am the Lord who heals you."
Exodus 15 : 27 (ERVEN)
Then the people traveled to Elim. At Elim there were twelve springs of water and 70 palm trees. So the people made their camp there near that water.
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