The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:21
Draw out — i.e; "Withdraw from the flock." (See Exodus 12:3 .) A lamb. The word used is generic, and would not exclude the offering of a goat. read more
Exodus 12:21-23 Niv
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:23
Compare Exodus 12:12 , Exodus 12:13 which are closely followed. The only important difference is, the new expression, "The Lord will not suffer the destroyer to come in," which has generally been regarded as implying, that the actual agent in the killing of the first-born was a "destroying angel." But it is to be noted that elsewhere Jehovah himself is everywhere spoken of as the sole agent; and that in the present passage the word used has the meaning of "destruction" no less than that of... 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
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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