1. Singing Unto The Lord - Verses 1-2
Moses wrote this hymn and led Israel in the singing. Our hymns are to be directed toward the Lord as an act of worship. Every part of this hymn exalts Almighty God as the strength and joy of His people.

2. A Strange Title For The Lord - Verse 3
The expression "man of war" means one expert in battle. Few modern preachers would use this language to describe God. They have exalted his love to the neglect of His other attributes. Our age will end with man once again learning that the God of heaven is a "man of war" (Revelation 19:11-16).

3. Glorious Language - Verses 4-7
With what ease the Lord achieves victory. As fire consumes stubble or as a boy casts a stone into the water so God deals with opposition.

4. Power Over Nature - Verse 8
Armies have often been stopped by acts of nature. The snow stopped Napoleon while a storm destroyed the Spanish Armada. With God every part of nature is just another weapon in His arsenal.

5. A Ruler Who Knows Man's Heart - Verse 9
The evil intent of man is never hidden from the Lord (Psalm 2:1-4).

6. A God Like No Other - Verses 10-12
None can do what God can. Earth's armies are nothing before Him. The false gods of the ancients were nothing but demons represented by various forms. God is greater in power than all these and unlike them He is a holy God worthy of our praise. The gods of the nations are immoral and vindictive thugs. Purity is the crown jewel of Jehovah's character and even His judgments are righteous.

7. Redemption - Verse 13
What a type of spiritual salvation. In mercy God redeems, leads us out of Egypt, and by His strength guides us to glory.

8. Fear - Verses 14-16
Forty years later the people of Canaan were still afraid (Joshua 2:9-11).

9. An Eternal Kingdom - Verses 17-18
Such language ultimately points to God's future purpose of grace toward Israel. The ups and downs of the past thirty five hundred years have not changed God's plan to make Jerusalem the city of His rule (Isaiah 2:1-5).

10. The Women's Choir - Verses 20-21
The women went out on their own to dance and praise the Lord. The dances were the equivalent of jumping for joy. Even though Miriam was a prophetess she makes no attempt to lead the men in worship. God has always had a proper order for the sexes. Miriam later lost this proper spirit and was chastened (Numbers 12:1-15).