Isaiah 63:12
That led them by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm, dividing the water before them, to make himself an everlasting name?
Original Language Analysis
מוֹלִיךְ֙
H1980
מוֹלִיךְ֙
Strong's:
H1980
Word #:
1 of 12
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
לִימִ֣ין
them by the right hand
H3225
לִימִ֣ין
them by the right hand
Strong's:
H3225
Word #:
2 of 12
the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south
זְר֖וֹעַ
arm
H2220
זְר֖וֹעַ
arm
Strong's:
H2220
Word #:
4 of 12
the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force
תִּפְאַרְתּ֑וֹ
with his glorious
H8597
תִּפְאַרְתּ֑וֹ
with his glorious
Strong's:
H8597
Word #:
5 of 12
ornament (abstractly or concretely, literally or figuratively)
בּ֤וֹקֵֽעַ
dividing
H1234
בּ֤וֹקֵֽעַ
dividing
Strong's:
H1234
Word #:
6 of 12
to cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or open
מַ֙יִם֙
the water
H4325
מַ֙יִם֙
the water
Strong's:
H4325
Word #:
7 of 12
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
מִפְּנֵיהֶ֔ם
before
H6440
מִפְּנֵיהֶ֔ם
before
Strong's:
H6440
Word #:
8 of 12
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת
them to make
H6213
לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת
them to make
Strong's:
H6213
Word #:
9 of 12
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
Cross References
Exodus 15:16Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O LORD, till the people pass over, which thou hast purchased.Psalms 78:13He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.Joshua 3:16That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.Isaiah 55:13Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.Psalms 80:1Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.Nehemiah 9:11And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors thou threwest into the deeps, as a stone into the mighty waters.
Historical Context
These rhetorical questions don't doubt God's past action but lament present apparent inactivity. The form invites God to act again as He did before.
Questions for Reflection
- How do you balance remembering what God has done with longing for fresh action?
- What does it mean that God's name is made glorious through deliverance?
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Analysis & Commentary
'That led them by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm, dividing the water before them, to make himself an everlasting name?' The questions continue: Where is the God who led by Moses, divided waters, made His name glorious? The Hebrew 'shem olam' (everlasting name) indicates permanent reputation established through mighty acts.