Leslie M. John
Then they also sang “The LORD shall reign for ever and ever”. (Exodus 15:18)
After letting the children of Israel go out from Egypt to help them worship
their God far away from the place of Egyptian gods, Pharaoh could not sit idle
but to harbor the evil thoughts of Satan, once again, and pursued the children
of God from behind chasing them to capture them again and bring them back as
slaves. The children of Israel saw before them the Red sea and behind them they
saw the mighty forces of Pharaoh following them in the chariots. While the
Israelites, their children, and their cattle moved slowly they saw the chariots
of Pharaoh speeding toward them to capture them.
Moses stretched out his hand over the sea and the Red sea parted into two. There
appeared dry land in the midst of the sea and the children of Israel walked over
the dry land to the other side of the sea.
The LORD asked Moses to stretch forth his hand over the sea and as Moses obeyed
the LORD and stretched forth his hand over the sea the waters came back again
upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen and they all
drowned in the Red Sea. Not one of them remained but all died. The children of
Israel saw the mighty power of the LORD in delivering them from the hands of
their enemy and sang a song.
They sang that the LORD was their strength and he became their salvation. He was
their God and that they will exalt Him. They acknowledged that the LORD is a man
of war and His name is LORD. They rejoiced singing that Pharaoh’s army was
drowned in the Red sea.
Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake,
saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse
and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. (Exodus 15:1)
Psalmist said: “I will sing unto the LORD, because he hath dealt bountifully
with me” (Psalms 13:6)
Sing unto the LORD, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day.
(Psalms 96:2)
Mary the earthly mother of Jesus said “…My soul doth magnify the Lord, And my
spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. For he hath regarded the low estate of
his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me
blessed. For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his
name. And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation. He
hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the
imagination of their hearts. (Luke 1:46-51)
Our Lord takes delight in his children sing songs to him and worship him. Let
us, therefore, sing unto the Lord for the mercies he has shown in our lives.