Exodus 12:40-41

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:40-42

God's discipline of his chosen ones. I. THE TRIALS OF GOD 'S PEOPLE APE SEVERE , BUT HAVE A JOYFUL END AT LAST , The sojourn in Egypt was from first to last an affliction ( Genesis 15:13 ). It was only on account of the famine in Canaan that Jacob consented to change his abode and his condition. In Canaan he and his had been free; had "served" no one; had lived like the sons of the desert. But in Egypt, even during the lifetime of Joseph, they entered on a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:40-43

The Exodus. View it in three lights. I. AS AN EMANCIPATION OF SLAVES . God is the sworn foe of the slave-holder. Only in a very modified sense was slavery tolerated in Israel; and the laws were such as gradually to undermine the system. Historically, God's religion has proved itself the great slave-liberator. 1 . In Egypt. Here were two millions of a slave population set free in a single night. 2 . In Israel. Consider the effect on the abolition of the slave... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:41

The self-same day … all the hosts went out . The setting forth upon the journey is regarded as the "going out"—not the actual exit, which was only effected by the passage of the Red Sea. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:41-50

Passover precepts realised in Christian practice. The precepts were:— I. THAT NO UNCIRCUMCISED STRANGER , NOT EVEN THOUGH A HIRED SERVANT IN A HEBREW FAMILY , SHOULD EAT OF IT . Formally, baptism corresponds to circumcision, both of them admitting into covenant with God; and thus the rule of Christian communities generally, that the reception of baptism must precede that of the Lord's Supper, is a carrying out of this precept. But it is also carried... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 12:40

Who dwelt - Read, which they sojourned. The obvious intention of Moses is to state the duration of the sojourn in Egypt. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 12:40

Exodus 12:40. Who dwelt in Egypt Or sojourned. We must observe, that it is not said, The sojourning of the children of Israel in Egypt was four hundred and thirty years; but the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt That is, the sojourning of the Israelitish nation, from the time that Abraham left his native country to sojourn in Canaan, to the release of his posterity, who were long sojourners in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years. Therefore, the Samaritan copy... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Exodus 12:37-51

The Israelites leave Egypt (12:37-51)Approximately 430 years after Jacob entered Egypt with his family, his nation of descendants departed (cf. Genesis 15:13; Genesis 46:6-7). A sizable group of non-Israelite people, including Egyptians and others who had intermarried or mingled with the Israelites, went with them (37-42). The Israelites were not to send these people back, but neither were they to lessen God’s requirements for joining in religious festivals simply to suit these foreigners.... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Exodus 12:40

sojourning . Commenced with Genesis 12:0 . Quite a different subject from the dwelling in Egypt. See App-50 . Israel = Figure of speech Synecdoche (of the Part), App-6 , by which one man's name, Israel, is put for his father and grandfather. who dwelt in Egypt . Figure of speech Epitrechon ( App-6 ). A form of Parenthesis used to further define the People and connect the two parts of their history. four hundred and thirty years . There are two reckonings of the sojourning: one... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Exodus 12:41

the selfsame day : i.e. the fifteenth day of the seventh month. The years of the solar cycle show that it was the day that Abraham left "Ur of the Chaldees". read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Exodus 12:37-42

"And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, besides children. And a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very much cattle. And they baked unleavened cakes of dough which they brought forth out of Egypt; for it was not leavened, because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victuals. Now the time that the children of Israel dwelt in Egypt... read more

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