Exodus 12:1-12 ESV

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 12:10

And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning ,.... It was to be all ate up; a whole Christ is to be received and fed upon by faith; Christ in both his natures, divine and human, united in his person, in all his offices of prophet, priest, and King, and with all the benefits and blessings of his grace, and which come by his blood, righteousness, and sacrifice: and that which remaineth of it until the morning, ye shall burn with fire : what of the flesh which remaineth not ate,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 12:11

And thus shall ye eat it ,.... After the following manner, in the habit and posture described: the Targum of Jonathan adds,"at this time, and not in ages following;'for these rites were peculiar to the passover in Egypt, and not to be observed in later times: with your loins girded ; that is, with their garments girt about their loins, for the better convenience in travelling; for in those countries they wore long loose garments, which reached to their feet, and unless girt up, were a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 12:12

For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night ,..... Which must be understood consistent with his omnipresence, and of the manifestation of his powerful presence, or of the exertion of his mighty power in the following event: and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast ; as had been declared to Pharaoh, Exodus 11:5 . and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment ; meaning either figuratively, the nobles, princes, judges and civil... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 12:2

This month shall be unto you the beginning of months - It is supposed that God now changed the commencement of the Jewish year. The month to which this verse refers, the month Abib, answers to a part of our March and April; whereas it is supposed that previously to this the year began with Tisri, which answers to a part of our September; for in this month the Jews suppose God created the world, when the earth appeared at once with all its fruits in perfection. From this circumstance the Jews... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 12:3

In the tenth day of this month - In after times they began their preparation on the thirteenth day or day before the Passover, which was not celebrated till the fourteenth day, see Exodus 12:6 ; : but on the present occasion, as this was their first passover, they probably required more time to get ready in; as a state of very great confusion must have prevailed at this time. Mr. Ainsworth remarks that on this day the Israelites did afterwards go through Jordan into the land of Canaan; ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 12:4

If the household be too little - That is, if there be not persons enough in one family to eat a whole lamb, then two families must join together. The rabbins allow that there should be at least ten persons to one paschal lamb, and not more than twenty. Take it, according to the number of the souls - The persons who were to eat of it were to be first ascertained, and then the lamb was to be slain and dressed for that number. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 12:5

Without blemish - Having no natural imperfection, no disease, no deficiency or redundancy of parts. On this point the rabbins have trifled most egregiously, reckoning fifty blemishes that render a lamb or kid, or any animal, improper to be sacrificed: five in the ear, three in the eyelid, eight in the eye, three in the nose, six in the mouth, etc., etc. A male of the first year - That is, any age in the first year between eight days and twelve months. From the sheep, or from the goats... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 12:6

Ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day - The lamb or kid was to be taken from the flock on the tenth day, and kept up and fed by itself till the fourteenth day, when it was to be sacrificed. This was never commanded nor practiced afterwards. The rabbins mark four things that were required in the first passover that were never required afterwards: The eating of the lamb in their houses dispersed through Goshen. The taking the lamb on the tenth day. The striking of its blood on... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 12:7

Take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts - This was to be done by dipping a bunch of hyssop into the blood, and thus sprinkling it upon the posts, etc.; see Exodus 12:22 . That this sprinkling of the blood of the paschal lamb was an emblem of the sacrifice and atonement made by the death of Jesus Christ, is most clearly intimated in the sacred writings, 1 Peter 1:2 ; Hebrews 9:13 , Hebrews 9:14 ; Hebrews 8:10 . It is remarkable that no blood was to be sprinkled on the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 12:8

They shall eat the flesh - roast with fire - As it was the ordinary custom of the Jews to boil their flesh, some think that the command given here was in opposition to the custom of the Egyptians, who ate raw flesh in honor of Osiris. The Ethiopians are to this day remarkable for eating raw flesh, as is the case with most savage nations. Unleavened bread - מצות matstsoth , from מצה matsah , to squeeze or compress, because the bread prepared without leaven or yeast was generally... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 12:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 12:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 12:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 12:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 12:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 12:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 12:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 12:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 12:7

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 12:8

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