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The Song of Moses and the Lamb, March 28
Exodus 15
The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: this is
my God, and I will praise him; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.
Exodus 15:2
, R.V.
From the most terrible peril one night had brought complete deliverance. That
vast, helpless throng—bondmen unused to battle, women, children, and cattle,
with the sea before them, and the mighty armies of Egypt pressing behind—had
seen their path opened through the waters and their enemies overwhelmed in
the moment of expected triumph. Jehovah alone had brought them deliverance,
and to Him their hearts were turned in gratitude and faith. Their emotion found
utterance in songs of praise. The Spirit of God rested upon Moses, and he led
the people in a triumphant anthem of thanksgiving, the earliest and one of the
most sublime that are known to man....
That song does not belong to the Jewish people alone. It points forward to
the destruction of all the foes of righteousness and the final victory of the Israel
of God. The prophet of Patmos beholds the white-robed multitude that have
“gotten the victory,” standing on the “sea of glass mingled with fire,” having
“the harps of God. And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the
song of the Lamb” (
Revelation 15:2, 3
)....
In freeing our souls from the bondage of sin, God has wrought for us a
deliverance greater than that of the Hebrews at the Red Sea. Like the Hebrew
host, we should praise the Lord with heart and soul and voice for His “wonderful
works to the children of men.” Those who dwell upon God’s great mercies, and
are not unmindful of His lesser gifts, will put on the girdle of gladness and make
melody in their hearts to the Lord. The daily blessings that we receive from the
hand of God, and above all else the death of Jesus to bring happiness and heaven
within our reach, should be a theme for constant gratitude....
All the inhabitants of heaven unite in praising God. Let us learn the song of
the angels now, that we may sing it when we join their shining ranks
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Ibid., 288, 289
.
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