Exodus 12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 12:14

And this shall be unto you for a memorial ,.... To be remembered, and that very deservedly, for the destruction of the firstborn of the Egyptians, and for the deliverance of the children of Israel out of Egypt, and as memorable a day it is, and much more so, for the redemption of the spiritual Israel by the Messiah; for it was on this selfsame day that he suffered for the redemption and salvation of his people: the Jews not only having a saying,"that in the month Nisan they were redeemed,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 12:15

Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread ,.... From the evening of the fourteenth day to the evening of the twenty first; and this was a distinct festival from what was properly called the feast of the passover, and does not respect the first passover in Egypt; for though the passover lamb was eaten with unleavened bread, and the Israelites ate no other, not only for seven days, but for thirty days following; yet this was not only by the divine command, but through necessity, they having no... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 12:16

And in the first day there shall be an holy convocation ,.... An holy day, in which the people be called to holy exercises, and wholly abstain from worldly business, done on other days: and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation unto you ; observed in a festival way, and in the like religious manner the first day was, the day of their going out of Egypt; and the seventh was the day in which Pharaoh and his host were drowned in the Red sea, as Aben Ezra observes; for which... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 12:17

And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread ,.... Which was a distinct feast from the passover feast; for though at that unleavened bread was eaten, it was kept but one night, this seven days; and it is repeated that it might be taken notice of, and the rather, as it was to be observed in all ages as long as the Jewish economy lasted; the reason of which follows: for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt ; which, though not already done, was just... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 12:18

In the first month ,.... As it was now ordered to be reckoned, the month Abib or Nisan: the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread ; that is, at the evening following, the fourteenth of Nisan, and which was the beginning of the fifteenth day, the Jews beginning their day from the evening: hence the Targum of Jonathan is,"on the fourteenth of Nisan ye shall slay the passover, in the evening of the fifteenth ye shall eat unleavened bread:" unto the twentieth... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 12:19

Seven days there shall be no leaven found in your houses ,..... Wherefore, on the fourteenth day the most diligent search was made, and whatever was found was burnt, or cast into the sea, or dispersed with the wind; about which the traditionary writers of the Jews, give many rules and canons; see Gill on Exodus 12:15 , for whoso eateth that which is leavened, even that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel ; which is repeated to deter them from the breach of this... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 12:20

Ye shall eat nothing leavened ,.... Bread or anything else that had any leaven in it: in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread , that is, if they eat any bread at all, it must be such; otherwise they might eat cakes of almonds or of eggs mixed with sugar, provided there was no leaven used, and this the Jews call the rich unleavened bread F16 See Leo Modena's History of the Rites, &c.; of the Jews, par. 3. c. 3. sect. 5. : this is repeated over and over, that they... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 12:21

Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel ,.... Not in age but in office, who were either heads of families, or at least principal men in the tribes; which explains in what manner he was to speak to the congregation of Israel, and convey to them the will of God concerning the observation of these feasts, Exodus 12:3 , and said unto them, draw out ; a lamb or a kid, out of the flocks on the tenth day of the month, and keep it up until the fourteenth, as in Exodus 12:3 . and... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 12:22

And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop ,.... Which some take to be "mint", others "origanum" or "marjoram", as Kimchi F19 Sepher Shorash, rad. אזב . , others "rosemary", as Piscator, Rivet, and many more; and indeed this seems to be fitter to strike or sprinkle with than hyssop; but it is more generally understood of hyssop, because the Hebrew word "ezob" is so near in sound to it; though whether it means the same herb we call hyssop is uncertain: Jarchi says, three stalks of it are... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 12:23

For the Lord will pass though to smite the Egyptians ,.... All the firstborn in the several families, in all the towns and cities in Egypt: and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and upon the two side posts ; which must be understood of his taking notice of it with a special view to the good of those within the house; otherwise every thing is seen by his all seeing eye: and thus Christ, the Lamb of God, is in the midst of the throne, as though he had been slain, and is always in... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 12:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 12:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 12:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 12:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 12:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 12:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 12:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 12:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 12:22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 12:23

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