Hamilton Smith

(Vv. 18–21). Let Israel remember and consider God’s deliverances in the past, and thus trust God for the “new thing” about to take place in the future. In the past God made “a way in the sea” (16); in the future He will make “a way in the wilderness” for His people to return to their land. He will refresh and sustain them on their journey with rivers in the deserts, and protect them from “the beast of the field.” Thus, at last, they will “show forth” Jehovah’s praise and thus fulfil the purpose for which they were formed.