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Song Of Redemption And The Testing Of Faith – Exodus 15 Series
Contributed by William Akehurst on Mar 21, 2026 (message contributor)
Summary: When GOD delivers HIS people, HE deserves their worship; yet after the song of victory comes the test of faith. True faith praises GOD in victory and trusts HIM in the wilderness.
2026.03.22.Sermon Notes. SONG OF REDEMPTION AND THE TESTING OF FAITH – Exodus 15
William Akehurst, HSWC
KEY WORDS:
Redemption, Deliverance, Song of Moses, Song of Miriam, Marah, Jehovah Rapha, Faith, Testing, Wilderness, Kinsman Redeemer, Salvation, Worship
SCRIPTURES:
Exodus 15:1-27, Matthew 1:21, Deuteronomy 20:4, Romans 8:31, Mark 16:19, Ephesians 1:20-21, Isaiah 41:10, Revelation 11:15, 1 Peter 2:24, Deuteronomy 31:6-8
BIG IDEA
When GOD delivers HIS people, HE deserves their worship; yet after the song of victory comes the test of faith. True faith praises GOD in victory and trusts HIM in the wilderness.
INTRO
Exodus 15 stands immediately after one of the greatest miracles recorded in Scripture…the deliverance at the Red Sea in Exodus 14. Israel has just watched the Egyptian army destroyed and their slavery permanently ended.
The natural response of the redeemed people of GOD is WORSHIP.
Exodus 15 contains:
1. The Song of Moses (vs.1-18) Praise for GOD’s victory
2. The Song of Miriam (vs.19-21) Celebration led by the women
3. The Test at Marah (vs.22-27) The first wilderness test
And teaches an important truth:
POINT: Deliverance leads to worship, but worship must be followed by obedience and trust.
I. THE SONG OF MOSES – WORSHIP AFTER DELIVERANCE (Exodus 15:1-18)
After crossing the Red Sea, Moses and the Israelites break out into a song.
Exodus 15:1
1 Then Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to the LORD, and spoke, saying: “I will sing to the LORD, For He has triumphed gloriously! The horse and its rider He has thrown into the sea!
This is the first recorded song in the Bible.
The Hebrew word for song is (shir) meaning to sing or celebrate in praise.
GOD’s salvation produces joyful worship.
THE LORD IS MY STRENGTH AND SALVATION (v.2)
2 The LORD is my strength and 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.
The Hebrew word for salvation is:
(Yeshuah) — deliverance, rescue, salvation.
This word is closely related to the name Yeshua (JESUS).
The deliverance from Egypt foreshadows the greater deliverance found in Matthew 1:21:
• Matthew 1:21 21 And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins.”
CHRIST TYPOLOGY
Egypt represents bondage to sin,
Pharaoh represents the tyranny of Satan,
The Red Sea represents the impossible barrier,
But GOD provides salvation.
POINT: Just as Israel could not save themselves, neither can we.
THE LORD IS A MAN OF WAR (v.3)
3 The LORD is a man of war; The LORD is His name.
GOD fights for His people.
This truth appears throughout Scripture:
• Deuteronomy 20:4 For the LORD your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.
• Romans 8:31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
POINT: The victory belongs to GOD alone.
THE POWER OF GOD OVER CREATION (vv.4-10)
4 Pharaoh’s chariots and his army He has cast into the sea; His chosen captains also are drowned in the Red Sea.
5 The depths have covered them; They sank to the bottom like a stone.
6 “Your right hand, O LORD, has become glorious in power; Your right hand, O LORD, has dashed the enemy in pieces.
7 And in the greatness of Your excellence You have overthrown those who rose against You; You sent forth Your wrath; It consumed them like stubble.
8 And with the blast of Your nostrils the waters were gathered together;
The floods stood upright like a heap; The depths congealed in the heart of the sea.
9 The enemy said, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; My desire shall be satisfied on them. I will draw my sword, My hand shall destroy them.’
10 You blew with Your wind, The sea covered them; They sank like lead in the mighty waters.
YOUR RIGHT HAND – GLORIOUS IN POWER (vs. 6)
6 “Your right hand, O LORD, has become glorious in power; Your right hand, O LORD, has dashed the enemy in pieces.
This description signifies GOD’s strength, authority and divine power to deliver HIS people and defeat their enemies.
WHO is the RIGHT HAND of the FATHER?
WHO is glorious in power?
In the New Testament, JESUS CHRIST is described as sitting at the right hand of GOD, further emphasizing HIS role as a powerful mediator and protector. The right hand symbolizes not only GOD’s might, but also HIS Protection and guidance in the lives of believers.
• Mark 16:19 So then, after the Lord had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.
