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Exodus 15:11
Whois like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? whois like thee, glorious in holiness, fearfulin praises, doing wonders?

1 Chronicles 29:11,12
Thine, O LORD,is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for allthat is in the heaven and in the earthis thine; thineis the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all…

Psalm 17:7
Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trustin thee from those that rise upagainst them.

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Psalm 2:9
Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.

Isaiah 30:14
And he shall break it as the breaking of the potters' vessel that is broken in pieces; he shall not spare: so that there shall not be found in the bursting of it a sherd to take fire from the hearth, or to take waterwithal out of the pit.

Jeremiah 13:14
And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the LORD: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them.

Your right hand, O LORD, has shattered the enemy.
The repetition of "Your right hand, O LORD" underscores the personal involvement of God in the deliverance of His people. The term "shattered" conveys a complete and decisive defeat, indicating that the enemy is utterly destroyed. This reflects the historical context of the Exodus, where God delivered the Israelites from the Egyptians by parting the Red Sea and then allowing it to collapse upon the pursuing Egyptian army. This act of divine intervention is a demonstration of God's protective power over His covenant people. Theologically, this can be seen as a type of Christ's victory over sin and death, where through His death and resurrection, He has defeated the ultimate enemy. This victory is echoed in the New Testament, particularly in passages like1 Corinthians 15:54-57, where Christ's triumph over death is celebrated.

- Scripture often links God’s right hand with His personal involvement, authority, and favor.Psalm 17:7–8 speaks of His right hand saving those who take refuge in Him;Isaiah 41:10 promises He upholds His people “with My righteous right hand.”

- The scene inExodus 15 follows the Red Sea deliverance. Israel has just watched the LORD personally intervene, so the phrase underscores that the same hand guiding them out of Egypt is the hand that now defends and leads them forward.

- God is not distant. His “right hand” pictures direct action, reinforcing promises likeJohn 10:28–29, where Jesus says no one can snatch His people out of the Father’s hand.

- “Majestic” joins splendor with strength.Psalm 93:1 declares, “The LORD reigns; He is robed in majesty,” immediately adding, “the world is firmly established.” His majesty is not decorative; it sustains creation.

- Power without righteousness is terrifying, but majesty reminds us His might is glorious and worthy of worship.Revelation 5:13 echoes this theme as every creature praises the One on the throne for His power.

- For the Israelites, God’s power had just parted the sea (Exodus 14:21–22). The majesty they sing about is firsthand experience, not theory.

- The repetition drives home certainty. Hebrew poetry often repeats for emphasis; here it invites worshipers to linger on God’s personal intervention.

- Repetition also answers human doubt. When fear resurfaces, believers recall again and again, “His right hand is for us” (cf.Psalm 118:15–16).

- In the New Testament,Acts 2:33 states that Jesus, exalted to the right hand of God, pours out the Spirit. The same right hand active at the Red Sea is now vindicating and empowering the church.

- “Shattered” is decisive. Pharaoh’s army was not merely delayed; it was destroyed (Exodus 14:27–28).Psalm 136:15 later celebrates that God “swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea.”

- The verse draws a straight line from God’s hand to the enemy’s collapse. No credit goes to Israel’s ingenuity or strength, echoing2 Chronicles 20:15, “The battle is not yours, but God’s.”

- For believers today, the ultimate enemy—sin and death—has been shattered by Christ’s cross and resurrection (Colossians 2:14–15;1 Corinthians 15:54–57). The Exodus deliverance prefigures that greater victory.

Exodus 15:6 celebrates the LORD’s personal, glorious, and decisive intervention. His right hand is not symbolic rhetoric; it is the literal power that rescued Israel, revealed His majesty, and crushed opposition. Remembering this anchors faith, fuels worship, and points forward to the final triumph secured in Christ.

(6)Thy right hand.--Here is a second anthropomorphism, following naturally on the first, and occuring in the later Scriptures frequently, though now used for the first time.

Hath dashed in pieces.--Rather,dashes in pieces.The verb is in the future, but is a future of continuance.

Thou hast overthrown . . . --Heb.,thou overthrowest them that rise up against thee; thou sendest forth thy wrath: it consumeth them like stubble.

The blast of thy nostrils.--The "east wind" ofExodus 14:21. (Comp.Psalm 18:15.) As a physical effect, the gathering together of the waters, is ascribed to the "blast," we must understand a physical cause. Otherwise, God's wrath might be meant, as inJob 4:9. . . .