That day the LORD saved Israel from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the shore.
Thus the Lord saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians,.... For though it was now six or seven days since they had leave to go out of Egypt, and actually did depart, yet they could not be said properly to be saved, or to be in safety, till this day, when all the Egyptians their enemies were destroyed, that pursued after...
Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea-shore, &c.--The tide threw them up and left multitudes of corpses on the beach; a result that brought greater infamy on the Egyptians, but that tended, on the other hand, to enhance the triumph of the Israelites, and doubtless enriched them with arms, which they had not before.
God can break through the greatest difficulties and force a way where none exists. The Almighty is not bound by nature's laws; when He pleases, fire will not burn and water will not flow. This sea divided before Israel is a mirror of His power and His faithfulness to His people.
AI summary
Commenting on Exodus 14:21-31