The Song of the Sea (Exodus 15:1-18)

RABBI DR. DANIEL M. ZUCKER: Enthroning God in the Temple with the Song of the Sea (TheTorah.com).The Song of the Sea begins with defeat of the Egyptians and ends with YHWH’s enthronement in His temple. Comparison with the Epic of Baal and Enuma Elish clarify the genre and purpose of such hymns, and a striking parallel with Solomon’s prayer in 1Kings 8 offers a clue to the original context of this