Exo 15:6-12 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Exod 15:6-12: 15:6-12 The personal tone continues as the Lord is referred to as you and is contrasted dramatically with them (15:7 ). All that the enemy intended (15:9 ) was brought to nothing (15:10 ) before the mighty power of God. 15:6 Your right hand: This was typically a warrior’s sword arm.

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‏ Exodus 15:6-12

Summary for Exod 15:6-12: 15:6-12 ^a The personal tone continues as the Lord is referred to as you and is contrasted dramatically with them (15:7 ^b). All that the enemy intended (15:9 ^c) was brought to nothing (15:10 ^d) before the mighty power of God. 15:6 ^e Your right hand: This was typically a warrior’s sword arm.
15:8 ^f blast (literally nostrils): In other contexts, the same word may be translated “anger.” The hot breath from God’s nose is an image of God’s anger.

• your breath: The Hebrew word translated as “breath” (ruakh) is the same one translated as “wind” in 14:21 ^g and as “Spirit” in Gen 1:2 ^h. Nature is not God, but God is everywhere at work in nature.
Summary for Exod 15:9-10: 15:9-10 ⁱ Compared to the Creator’s plans, all the plans of even the most powerful humans are nothing (see Ps 2:2-5 ^j). They are like dust that can be blown away with one puff of his breath (see Isa 40:15-17 ^k).
15:11 ^l The gods of the pagan nations are not in the same category as the Lord. They do not deserve to be called holy (see study note on 3:5).