The KJV Holy Bible

 

Exodus Chapter Fifteen

 

1 Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.

2 The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father's God, and I will exalt him.

3 The Lord is a man of war: the Lord is his name.

4 Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea.

5 The depths have covered them: they sank into the bottom as a stone.

6 Thy right hand, O Lord, is become glorious in power: thy right hand, O Lord, hath dashed in pieces the enemy.

7 And in the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed them as stubble.

8 And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.

9 The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.

10 Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters.

11 Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?

12 Thou stretchedst out thy right hand, the earth swallowed them.

13 Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation.

14 The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina.

15 Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away.

16 Fear 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.

17 Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, O Lord, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O Lord, which thy hands have established.

18 The Lord shall reign for ever and ever.

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.

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.

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.

22 So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water.

23 And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah.

24 And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?

25 And he cried unto the Lord; and the Lord shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them,

26 And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee.

27 And they came to Elim, where were twelve wells of water, and threescore and ten palm trees: and they encamped there by the waters.

 

 

Esoteric Interpretation & Commentary

 

The Hermetic Blueprint of Exodus: The Song of Triumph and the Purification of the Bitter Waters

"Exodus Chapter Fifteen bridges the ecstatic triumph of Absolute Liberation with the sobering Reality of the Internal wilderness. Following the total annihilation of the Lower Ego in the Red Sea, the Awakened Faculties Unite in a Supreme Vibration of praise, represented by the Song of Moses. However, the chapter quickly pivots to the first True Alchemical test of the Newly Freed Soul: the bitter waters of Marah. Without the constant distractions and earthly pleasures of Egypt to numb the Mind, the Adept must confront the stagnant, bitter residue of their own Emotional nature. This chapter reveals the Occult method of using the Tree of Life (Universal Law) to actively sweeten and transmute the harsh Realities of the Internal landscape."

 

 

Verses 1-2: The Song of Moses and the Vibration of Victory - "Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation..." 

The Song of Moses is not merely a poem of gratitude; it is a High-Frequency Alchemical Incantation. Sound and Song Represent Active, Outward Vibration. By Vocalizing this Victory, the Spiritual Will (Moses) and the Higher Faculties (Israel) permanently encode the Realization of Divine Supremacy into the Subconscious matrix. The Conscious acknowledgment that the "horse and rider" (the biological drives and the egoic Intellect) have been destroyed by the Higher Self locks in the new Psychological Reality. The Adept now vows to "prepare him an habitation," shifting the Great Work from mere escape to the Active Construction of a Purified Internal Temple for the Divine Spirit to Dwell Within.

 

 

Verses 20-21: The Balance of Polarity and the Dance of Miriam - "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. 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." 

In Hermetic Psychology, perfect equilibrium requires the Active Participation of both Polarities. While Moses Represents the Active, Electric, Masculine Will, Miriam Represents the Receptive, Magnetic, Feminine Intuition. By leading the women in dance and echoing the exact same chant of victory, Miriam Harmonizes the Subconscious and Emotional Faculties with the Conscious Intellect. The entire human Psyche—both the Active Mind and the Deep, Receptive Emotional body—is now Perfectly Aligned and Resonating on the Exact Same Frequency of Spiritual Liberation.

 

 

Verses 22-24: The Wilderness of Shur and the Bitter Waters of Marah - "So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water. And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah. And the people murmured against Moses..." 

The initial ecstasy of Spiritual Awakening is always followed by a severe trial of endurance. The Three days without water represent a period of profound sensory deprivation where the Soul is starved of Emotional nourishment. When they finally find water (Astral/Emotional Energy) at Marah, it is "bitter." This is the toxic, unresolved Emotional trauma and Karmic residue left over from their time in the physical matrix (Egypt). Stripped of worldly distractions, the Newly Awakened Mind is suddenly forced to taste the harsh, Unpurified Bitterness of its Own Internal Emotional State, causing the lower faculties to immediately panic and complain.

 

 

Verse 25: The Tree of Life and the Alchemical Sweetening - "And he cried unto the Lord; and the Lord shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them," 

This is a Masterstroke of Practical Spiritual Alchemy. The "tree" Represents the Tree of Life, the Central Pillar of Divine Wisdom, and the application of Universal Law. The Spiritual Will cannot remove the bitter Emotional waters; they must be consumed and integrated. By actively casting the Knowledge of the Divine (the tree) directly into the bitter, turbulent Emotions (the water), the harsh experiences are instantaneously Transmuted and "made sweet." The Adept learns that the painful, bitter Realities of the Mind can be neutralized and made deeply nourishing simply by Applying a Higher, Spiritual Perspective to them.

 

 

Verse 27: The Cosmic Oasis of Elim - "And they came to Elim, where were twelve wells of water, and threescore and ten palm trees: and they encamped there by the waters." 

Having successfully passed the first trial of Transmutation, the Soul is rewarded with a period of deep stabilization and Psychological rest at Elim. The numbers here are Purely Esoteric and Cosmological: the Twelve wells represent the complete Zodiacal cycle and the Twelve Fundamental Faculties of the Mind, Perfectly Purified and offering Boundless Spiritual nourishment. The Seventy (Threescore and Ten) palm trees symbolize the full matrix of the nations or the Complete Structural Harmony of the human Energetic system. The Adept's Internal landscape has been brought into Perfect, Cosmic Equilibrium.