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Isaiah 63:12
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,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The speaker recalls the Exodus era, directing attention to God’s past intervention during the days of Moses. This remembrance occurs as the community reflects on divine deliverance and the presence of the Holy Spirit among them.
The words — `זְר֖וֹעַ (ze.Ro.a')` denotes the arm of, and `בּ֤וֹקֵֽֽעַ (Bo.ke.a')` means who split open. These terms describe the physical act of God’s power parting the waters before the people.
The thread — The motif of God splitting waters for deliverance appears in Exodus 15:16, Joshua 3:16, and Psalms 78:13. These passages consistently link water-parting with divine intervention for His people.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition of God’s historical power as the foundation for present remembrance. It requires the reader to acknowledge that past deliverance establishes God’s enduring authority.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
That led them by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm, dividing the water before them, to make himself an everlasting name?
Cross-references
- Exodus 15:16 and terror and dread will fall on them. By the power of Your arm they will be as still as a stone until Your people pass by, O LORD, until the people You have bought pass by.
- Joshua 3:16 the flowing water stood still. It backed up as far upstream as Adam, a city in the area of Zarethan, while the water flowing toward the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.
- Psalms 78:13 He split the sea and brought them through; He set the waters upright like a wall.
- Exodus 14:16 And as for you, lift up your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, so that the Israelites can go through the sea on dry ground.
- Exodus 14:21 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided,
- Nehemiah 9:11 You divided the sea before them, and they crossed through it on dry ground. You hurled their pursuers into the depths like a stone into raging waters.
- Psalms 80:1 For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” A Psalm of Asaph. Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth
- Psalms 114:5 Why was it, O sea, that you fled, O Jordan, that you turned back,
- Isaiah 55:13 Instead of the thornbush, the cypress will grow, and instead of the brier, the myrtle will spring up; this will make a name for the LORD, an everlasting sign, never to be destroyed.”
- Exodus 15:6 Your right hand, O LORD, is majestic in power; Your right hand, O LORD, has shattered the enemy.