Exodus 12:3-28

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

John Gill

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

John Gill

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 Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 12:24

And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and thy sons for ever. Not this last thing of sprinkling the blood, which was peculiar to the passover in Egypt; but the whole before observed relating to the feast of the passover, and the feast of unleavened bread, and all the rites appertaining to them, which were to be observed until the coming of Christ. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 12:25

And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land ,.... To the land of Canaan, towards which they were just about to set forward on their journey, and in a few years would be in the possession of: which the Lord will give you according as he hath promised ; to their fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to them: that ye shall keep this service ; enjoined them, respecting the passover lamb, and leavened bread, with all the rites and ceremonies relative thereunto, excepting such... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 12:26

And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, what mean ye by this service? Of killing and roasting a lamb, and eating it with bitter herbs, and of abstaining from leavened bread. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 12:27

That ye shall say, it is the sacrifice of the Lord's passover ,.... This lamb is a sacrifice, both eucharistical, or by way of thanksgiving for their safety, when the firstborn of the Egyptians were slain, and for their deliverance out of Egypt; and also propitiatory, the blood of this lamb being a propitiation or atonement for all within the house where it was sprinkled, as before observed from Aben Ezra; and typical of the atoning sacrifice of Christ our passover, 1 Corinthians 5:7 and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 12:28

And the children of Israel went away ,.... The elders of the people, Exodus 12:21 they departed to their several tribes and families at Goshen and elsewhere: and did as the Lord commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they ; they took a lamb on the tenth day, and kept it till the fourteenth, on which day they slew it, and roasted it with fire, and ate it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 12:3

In the tenth day of this month - In after times they began their preparation on the thirteenth day or day before the Passover, which was not celebrated till the fourteenth day, see Exodus 12:6 ; : but on the present occasion, as this was their first passover, they probably required more time to get ready in; as a state of very great confusion must have prevailed at this time. Mr. Ainsworth remarks that on this day the Israelites did afterwards go through Jordan into the land of Canaan; ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 12:4

If the household be too little - That is, if there be not persons enough in one family to eat a whole lamb, then two families must join together. The rabbins allow that there should be at least ten persons to one paschal lamb, and not more than twenty. Take it, according to the number of the souls - The persons who were to eat of it were to be first ascertained, and then the lamb was to be slain and dressed for that number. read more

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