exodus-12:17-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:1-28

The Passover. "It is the Lord's Passover" ( Exodus 12:11 ). After Pharaoh's refusal to see Moses again, Jehovah comes more manifestly into the history, in the last judgment and deliverance of his people. Three great events crowd now into a single night, the Passover, the slaying of the first-born, the march out. Consider now the Passover. I. ITS NECESSITY . 1 . Israel must be separated from Egypt. This idea of separation runs through all Hebrew history from the time of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:1-29

The Passover. God's last and overwhelming blow was about to be struck at Egypt. In anticipation of that blow, and in immediate connection with the exodus, God gave directions for the observance of a Passover. I. THE PASSOVER IN ITS CONNECTION WITH THE HISTORY . For details of the ritual, see the verses of the chapter. 1 . The design of the Passover was to make plain to Israel the ground on which its salvation was bestowed—the ground, viz; of Atonement. "The more... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:3-20

The Passover Proper. The Passover may be viewed:— I. AS A COMMEMORATIVE RITE . Instituted with reference to the tenth plague, and as a means by which the first-born of the Israelites might be saved from destruction, but accompanied by ceremonies which were connected with the prospective departure of the whole nation out of Egypt, the Passover feast, as established " by an ordinance for ever," commemorated two distinct and different things. II. AS A FEAST OF ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:14-20

Hitherto the directions given have had reference, primarily and mainly, if not wholly, to the first celebration of the Passover on the night preceding the Exodus. Now, it is announced, (a) the eating of unleavened bread for seven days after the killing of the Passover; (b) the putting away of leaven out of the houses; (c) the holding of meetings for worship on the first day and the last; and (d) the observance on these days of a sabbatical rest. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:14-20

The Passover feast the type of the Christian life. I. THE CHRISTIAN 'S LIFE IS AN UNCEASING FESTIVAL . 1 . It is unending, deepening joy. Other joys fade, this brightens. 2 . It is a growing appropriation of the Lamb of God. Our union with him grows ever closer, fuller. Is this our experience? A nominal Christianity will never save us. Are we feeding on Jesus? Are we in. him and be in us? II. IT IS THE KEEPING IN REMEMBRANCE OF A PAST ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:17

In this self-same day . The 15th of Abib—the first day of the feast of unleavened bread. Have I brought your hosts out . This expression seems to prove that we have in the injunctions of Exodus 12:14-20 , not the exact words of the revelation on the subject made by God to Moses before the institution of the Passover, but a re-casting of the words after the exodus had taken place. Otherwise, the expression must have been, " I will bring your hosts out." As an ordinance for ever .... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:18

In the first month . The word "month" seems to have accidentally dropt out of the Hebrew text. In the evening . The Hebrew day commenced with the evening ( Genesis 1:5 ); but the evening here intended is that at the close of the 14th of Abib, which began the 15th. Similarly, the evening of the 21st is here that which commenced the 22nd. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:19

This is not a mere "vain repetition" of Exodus 12:15 . It adds an important extension of the punitive clause—"that soul shall be cut off from Israel"—from Israelites proper to proselytes. We are thus reminded, at the very time when Israel is about to become a nation and to enter upon its inheritance of exclusive privileges, that no exclusion of the Gentries by reason of race or descent was ever contemplated by God, either at the giving of the law, or at any other time. In Abraham all the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:20

Here again there is no repetition, but an extension. "Ye shall eat nothing leavened," not only no leavened bread ( Exodus 12:15 ), but no leavened cake of any kind. And " in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread," i.e; wherever ye dwell, whether in Egypt, or in the wilderness, or in Palestine, or in Babylonia, or in Media, this law shall be observed. So the Jews observe it everywhere to this day, though they no longer sacrifice the Paschal lamb. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 12:19

Born in the land - A stranger or foreigner might be born in the land, but the word here used means “a native of the land,” belonging to the country by virtue of descent, that descent being reckoned from Abraham, to whom Canaan was promised as a perpetual inheritance. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:1-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:1-29

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:3-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:14-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:14-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:19

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:20

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 12:19

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