Isaiah 43:17

"The LORD, who makes a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters,"

Key Reflection

Isaiah 43:17 poetically declares God’s ability to create new pathways where none existed before—specifically through natural elements like seas and rivers. This verse highlights God's power not only in the physical world, such as parting the Red Sea during the Exodus, but also in his capacity to guide and transform human history and experience, paving ways that were previously unknown or insurmountable.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Which bringeth forth the chariot and horse -The reference here is, undoubtedly, to the occurrences which are recorded inExodus 14:4, following, when Pharaoh and his host are said to have followed the Israelites, but were all submerged in the sea. God is said to have brought them forth in accordance with the general statement so often made, that he controls and directs princes and nations (see the note atIsaiah 10:5-6). They shall lie down together -They shall sink together to death, as Pharaoh and his army sunk together in a watery grave. Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: They sank as lead in the mighty waters.

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