Isa 51:10-11, 63:12-13 | JFB | e4.org | 10. it —the arm. Art not Thou the same Almighty power that . . . ? dried the sea

‏ Isaiah 51:10-11

10. it—the arm.

Art not Thou the same Almighty power that . . . ? dried the sea—the Red Sea (Isa 43:16; Ex 14:21).

Therefore—assurance of faith; or else the answer of Jehovah corresponding to their prayer. As surely as God redeemed Israel out of Egypt, He shall redeem them from Babylon, both the literal in the age following, and mystical in the last ages (Re 18:20, 21). There shall be a second exodus (Isa 11:11-16; 27:12, 13).

singing—image from the custom of singing on a journey when a caravan is passing along the extended plains in the East.

everlasting joy— (Jude 24).

sorrow . . . flee away— (Re 21:4).

‏ Isaiah 63:12-13

12. The right hand of Moses was but the instrument; the arm of God was the real mover (Ex 15:6; 14:21).

dividing the water— (Ne 9:11; Ps 78:13).

13. deep—literally, "the tossing and roaring sea."

wilderness—rather, the "open plain" [HORSLEY], wherein there is no obstacle to cause a horse in its course the danger of stumbling.