How does Exodus 15:2 connect with other scriptures about God's strength? Exodus 15:2—an anchor verse on strength “The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.” shared language across scripture • Psalm 118:14: “The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation.” • Isaiah 12:2: “Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.” These two passages echo Exodus word-for-word, showing that later worshipers consciously reached back to the Red Sea victory to describe God’s ongoing power. strength that saves • Psalm 28:7: “The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped.” • Psalm 18:1-2: “I love You, O LORD, my strength. The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer…” Both psalms expand on the idea that strength is not abstract power but rescuing power—God steps in, shields, delivers, and therefore deserves song. strength that steadies • Psalm 46:1: “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.” • Isaiah 41:10: “I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.” • Habakkuk 3:19: “GOD the Lord is my strength; He makes my feet like those of a deer; He makes me walk upon the heights.” Each writer moves from the Red Sea shoreline to personal valleys and mountaintops, yet the confession remains identical: God Himself undergirds His people. strength for the gathered people • 2 Samuel 22:33: “God is my strong fortress; He makes my way clear.” • Psalm 29:11: “The LORD gives strength to His people; the LORD blesses His people with peace.” Moses led a nation in song (Exodus 15). Later leaders repeat the theme so the whole community roots its identity in divine might, not human muscle. strength fulfilled in Christ • Ephesians 6:10: “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.” • Philippians 4:13: “I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.” • 2 Corinthians 12:9-10: “My power is perfected in weakness… For when I am weak, then I am strong.” New-covenant writers lift the Exodus confession into everyday discipleship. The same Lord who split the sea now indwells believers, supplying supernatural endurance. putting it together • Exodus 15:2 is the fountainhead; later texts are streams flowing from it. • The identical wording in Psalms and Isaiah proves an intentional, Spirit-guided link. • Every citation holds three elements: God’s strength, the believer’s song, and the experience of salvation or help. • From the first deliverance of Israel to the daily walk of the church, Scripture insists that genuine strength is always God’s gift, never self-generated. |
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