Exodus 12:5-6

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:3-6

The Passover lamb a prophetic picture of Christ and his salvation. I. FOR WHOM THE SACRIFICE AVAILS . 1 . The families of Israel, the household of faith. There is no other bulwark against the visitation of the angel of death, and it shields these only. 2 . Those who feed upon him. Saving faith must be a real, appropriating faith. Mere assent to a form of words avails nothing, neither can a mere intellectual Conviction of the truth of Christianity or apprehension of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:3-11

If one died for all then all died. Pharaoh's heart still hardened. The crowning judgment needs no intermediary; Jehovah will reveal His own right arm. Exodus 11:4 . "Who shall live when God doeth this?" He who obeying His word shelters himself beneath His shadow. See:— I. THE PREPARATION . 1 . A carefully selected victim. Exodus 11:5 , deliberately set apart four days beforehand. Pure within; innocence typified by inexperience, "the first year." Pure without, "no... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:3-20

The Passover Proper. The Passover may be viewed:— I. AS A COMMEMORATIVE RITE . Instituted with reference to the tenth plague, and as a means by which the first-born of the Israelites might be saved from destruction, but accompanied by ceremonies which were connected with the prospective departure of the whole nation out of Egypt, the Passover feast, as established " by an ordinance for ever," commemorated two distinct and different things. II. AS A FEAST OF ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:5

Your lamb shall be without blemish . Natural piety would teach that "the blind, the lame, and the sick" should not be selected for sacrifice ( Malachi 1:8 ). The Law afterwards expressly forbade any blemished animals—"blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed"—to be offered for any of the stated sacrifices, though they might be given as free-will offerings (Le Exodus 22:20-25 ). The absence of blemish was especially important in a victim which was to typify... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:6

Ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day . The interval of four days (see Exodus 12:3 ) was probably intended to give ample time for the thorough inspection of the lamb, and for obtaining another, if any defect was discovered. The precept is not observed by the modern Jews; and the later Targum (which belongs to the sixth century after Christ) teaches that it was only intended to apply to the first institution; but the text of Exodus is wholly against this. The whole assembly of the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 12:5

Without blemish - This is in accordance with the general rule (margin reference): although in this case there is a special reason, since the lamb was in place of the firstborn male in each household. The restriction to the first year is unique, and refers apparently to the condition of perfect innocence in the antitype, the Lamb of God. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 12:6

Until the fourteenth day - It should be observed that the offering of our Lord on the self-same day is an important point in determining the typical character of the transaction. A remarkable passage in the Talmud says: “It was a famous and old opinion among the ancient Jews that the day of the new year which was the beginning of the Israelites’ deliverance out of Egypt should in future time be the beginning of the redemption by the Messiah.”In the evening - The Hebrew has between the two... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 12:5

Exodus 12:5. Your lamb shall be without blemish Shall be perfect, as the Hebrew is, that is, in all its parts. This was a qualification indispensably requisite in all sacrifices: Leviticus 22:20-24. Even the heathen, in the worship of their false gods, were particular in this circumstance. A male Because the males were accounted more excellent, and their flesh better than that of females. Of the first year Under a year old, not above: for the lamb, as also a kid and calf, was fit for... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 12:6

Exodus 12:6. Ye shall keep it up Keep it apart from the rest of the flock. The whole assembly, shall kill it That is, any man of the whole assembly might kill it. For slaying the passover was not appropriated to the priests. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:1-29

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:3-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:3-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:3-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 12:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 12:6

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 12:5

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 12:6

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