Exodus 14:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

Either,

1. Of God, with a Divine hand or power, by comparing Exodus 13:16. Or,

2. Their own, not with hands hanging down, a posture betraying weakness and fainting, fear and shame, Hebrews 12:12, but with hands lifted up; with courage and confidence, not like fugitives, but like valiant and victorious soldiers, openly, boldly, resolvedly; as men are said to sin with a high hand, Numbers 15:30, that sin in such a manner.

Exodus 14:8

8 And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel: and the children of Israel went out with an high hand.