Exodus 15 - The Song of Miriam | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church
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Show Notes
In this video listen to Exodus 15 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer.
In Exodus 15 we find the oldest song in the Bible, and possibly in the world. Various online places list other songs as the oldest, but they have forgotten about this one. What would it have sounded like? (Its even older than the Hurrian Hymn found in Uggarit)
Next the Egyptian army perishes in the red sea totally, but does Pharaoh die with them? It isn’t explicitly clear on this point, and many assume yes. At least one Christian archaeologist thinks a certain Pharaoh was the exodus Pharaoh based on a lack of his mummy in the archaeological record, but arguments from absence cannot be absolutely proven.
Next the Israelites come to a place with only unsuitable (bitter) water to drink. God is testing them and they quickly forget how he has saved them before and start to blame. They complain and Moses rescues the situation by placing a branch in the water. This branch is a symbol of Christ (the branch of Jesse) who took our bitterness on himself so that we could experience sweet living water instead.
As it turns out, we are no different to the early Israelites.