Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Exodus 12:2
Exodus 12:2. This month shall be unto you the beginning of months— The Jews, like most other nations, began their year, before this event, about the autumnal equinox, in the month Tisri, after their harvest and vintage: but that which was their first month, now became their seventh; as the month Abib, which answers principally to our March, was, by God's appointment, and in commemoration of this their deliverance, constituted the first month of their sacred year. Abib signifies the green corn;... read more
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Exodus 12:1-3
THE DELIVERANCE OF ISRAEL"And Jehovah spake unto Moses and Aaron, in the land of Egypt, saying, This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you. Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to their fathers' houses, a lamb for a household.""And Jehovah spake unto Moses and Aaron, in the land of Egypt ..." The plain meaning of this is that the... read more