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The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:21-28

1 . The designation of the "hyssop," as the instrument, by which the blood was to be placed on the side-posts and lintel ( Exodus 12:22 ); and, 2 . The injunction not to quit the house "until the morning." These points may have been contained in the original directions, though omitted from the record for brevity; or they may have been added by Moses of his own authority. On the other hand, several very main points of the original directions are not repeated in the injunctions given... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:21-28

Israel and the sacrifice for sin. I. CHRIST SLAIN BY US . The lamb's blood was not only shed for them, but also by them. The crucifying of Jesus by the Jews, the revelation of what lies in every unrenewed heart. "They shall look upon him whom they have pierced." II. WHAT IS NEEDFUL FOR SALVATION . 1 . Appropriating faith. It was the blood applied with their own hands to the door of the dwelling that saved those within. It is not enough that the blood be shed.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:21-29

Christ our Passover. The Passover was an eminent type of Christ. It was probably to it the Baptist referred when he said, "Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world" (John L 29). Paul gives a decisive utterance on the question in the words: "Christ our passover is sacrificed for us" ( 1 Corinthians 5:7 ). I. POINTS OF ANALOGY BETWEEN THE TRUE PASSOVER AND ITS TYPE . 1 . In both the death of a blameless victim. The lamb, physically... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:22

A bunch of hyssop . The hyssop was regarded as having purging or purifying qualities, and was used in the cleansing of the leper (Le Exodus 14:4 ), and of the leprous house ( ibid . 51-52), and also formed an element in the "water of separation" ( Numbers 19:6 ). It was a species of plant which grew on walls, and was generally low and insignificant ( 1 Kings 4:33 ), yet which could furnish a stick or stalk of some length ( John 19:29 ). It must also have been a common plant in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:22

No safety for man beyond the limits protected by the Lamb's atoning blood. No Israelite was to pass beyond the door of his house until the morning, lest he should be destroyed by the destroyer. Within the precincts, protected by the blood of the lamb, he was safe. Let Christians beware of stepping beyond the limits whereto the atoning blood extends. Those step beyond the limits— I. WHO TEMPT GOD BY DALLYING WITH SIN . Atonement has been made for us, we feel We have had... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 12:21

Draw out - i. e. draw the lamb from the fold and then take it to the house.The passover - The word is here applied to the lamb; an important fact, marking the lamb as the sign and pledge of the exemption of the Israelites. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 12:22

A bunch of hyssop - The species here designated does not appear to be the plant now bearing the name. It would seem to have been an aromatic plant, common in Palestine and near Mount Sinai, with a long straight stalk and leaves well adapted for the purpose of sprinkling.Bason - The rendering rests on good authority and gives a good sense: but the word means “threshold” in some other passages and in Egyptian, and is taken here in that sense by some versions. If that rendering be correct it would... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 12:22

Exodus 12:22. Out of the door of his house Of that house wherein he ate the passover: until the morning That is, till toward the morning, when they would be called for to march out of Egypt; for they went forth very early in the morning. This command was peculiar to the first passover. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Exodus 12:1-36

The Passover (12:1-36)Until now the Israelites had escaped the judgment of the plagues without having to do anything, but now their safety depended on their carrying out God’s commands. Redemption involves faith and obedience.Each family would be delivered from judgment only by killing a sacrificial animal as substitute for it, and sprinkling the animal’s blood on the door of the house where the family lived. The sprinkled blood indicated to those outside that a substitutionary sacrifice had... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Exodus 12:21

kill the passover . Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), App-6 , "Passover" put for the lamb. read more

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