15:1
Having escaped from the Egyptians, Moses and the Israelites sing a song of praise. One thing we should notice is that the song focuses on the power and war likeness of God. We tend not to do that these days, being, if anything, rather embarrassed by this aspect of God. We should not be so. If God is not a warrior, if He cannot overthrow enemies then we do not have a saviour.
15:2,3
They praise the Lord because He has “triumphed gloriously”, and has thrown the enemy into the sea.”He has become my salvation”. It is only by the exercise of His power that God is our salvation. “The Lord is a man of war”, this is perhaps better translated as “The Lord is a warrior”. Our God is a warrior. We see powerful foes, but God is more powerful.
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