Commentary on Harmony of the Law Volume 1 Complete John Calvin
JOHN CALVIN
19. For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and the Lord brought again the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea.
19. Quoniam ingressus est equus Pharaonis cum curribus ejus et equitibus ejus in mare, et reduxit Jehova super eos aquas maris: filii autem Israel ambulaverunt in sicco per medium maris.
20. And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.
20. Sumpsit etiam Maria prophetissa soror Aharon tympanum in manu sua: et egressae sunt omnes mulieres post eam cum tympanis et choris.
21. And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
21. Et respondebat illis Maria, Cantate Jehovae, quoniam se magnifice extulit, equum et ascensorem ejus projecit in mare.
11. Who is like unto thee? Moses concludes this song of praise with an ejaculation, because the grandeur of the subject transcends the power of words. The interrogation expresses more than as if he had simply asserted that none can be compared with God; because it marks both admiration and assured confidence in the truth of what he says; for he exclaims, as if overwhelmed with astonishment, "Who is like unto thee, O Lord?" The notion of some that by the word "gods" he means the angels, is more suitable to other passages; for instance, (Psalm 89:6,) "Who in heaven can be compared unto the Lord; who among the sons162 of the mighty can be likened unto the Lord?" for it immediately follows, "God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are round about him." (Ver. 7, etc.) The meaning then is,163 that, although there be excellence in the angels, still God is exalted far above them all; but here it may be more properly referred to idols, for Moses (as has been said) is professedly contrasting' the one true God, whose religion and worship existed among the children of Abraham, with Filios Dei. — V.
"Or le Sainct Esprit veut dire;" now the Holy Spirit means to say. — Fr.