Exodus 14:24 (DRB)

Passage

And now the morning watch was come, and behold the Lord looking upon the Egyptian army through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, slew their host.

Nearby Context

Exodus 14:22 And the children of Israel went in through the midst of the sea dried up; for the water was as a wall on their right hand and on their left.

Exodus 14:23 And the Egyptians pursuing went in after them, and all Pharao's horses, his chariots and horsemen, through the midst of the sea.

Exodus 14:24 And now the morning watch was come, and behold the Lord looking upon the Egyptian army through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, slew their host.

Exodus 14:25 And overthrew the wheels of the chariots, and they were carried into the deep. And the Egyptians said: Let us flee from Israel; for the Lord fighteth for them against us.

Exodus 14:26 And the Lord said to Moses: Stretch forth thy hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots and horsemen.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "morning", "watch", "come", "behold", "lord", "looking", "upon", and "egyptian". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "morning" and "watch", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "And the Egyptians pursuing went in after..." into verse 25's "And overthrew the wheels of the chariots...", so "morning" and "watch" belong inside that flow. In Exodus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "morning" and "watch" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.