Exodus 12:27 - Exposition

It is the sacrifice . It has been denied that the Paschal lamb was, in the true sense of the word, a sacrifice (Carpzov and others). But this passage alone is decisive on the question, and proves that it was. Moreover, it was offered in the holy place ( Deuteronomy 16:5 , Deuteronomy 16:6 ); the blood of it was sprinkled upon the altar, and the fat was burnt ( 2 Chronicles 30:16 ; 2 Chronicles 35:11 ). Compare also Exodus 23:18 ; Numbers 9:7 ; Deuteronomy 16:2 . The people bowed the head and worshipped . Rather, "and made obeisance." Compare Exodus 4:31 . By "the people" seems to be meant "the elders of the people." (See Exodus 4:21 .)