Scripture Spot Logo

Verse of the Day

WEB

Author Spotlight

Loading featured author...

Report Issue

See a formatting issue or error?

Let us know →

You divided the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their pursuers you did cast into the depths, as a stone into the mighty waters.

Verse Takeaways

1

Echoes of Exodus

Commentators explain that this verse deliberately uses language from the Song of Moses in Exodus 15. The phrase 'as a stone into the mighty waters' is a direct reference. This shows the people were grounding their prayer in the scriptures, reminding themselves of God's foundational acts of power and deliverance.

See 3 Verse Takeaways

Book Overview

Nehemiah

Author

Audience

Composition

Teaching Highlights

Outline

+ 5 more

See Overview

Commentaries

3

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Nehemiah 9:11

19th Century

Bishop

As a stone into the mighty waters —Compare the Song of Moses, and mark in the Hebrew both the identity and the variation.…

John Gill

John Gill

On Nehemiah 9:11

17th Century

Pastor

And you did divide the sea before them, so that they went
through the midst of the sea on dry land<…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Nehemiah 9:4–38

17th Century

Minister

The summary of their prayers we have here on record. Much more, no doubt, was said. Whatever ability we have to do anything in the way of duty, we …