Exodus 12:38-48 ASV

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:38

The mixed multitude. The mass of this mixed multitude which left Egypt with Moses, would consist of foreign settlers in the Delta, victims, like the Hebrews, of the tyranny of the Pharaohs, and, like them, glad to take this opportunity of making their escape (cf. Exodus 1:10 ). The enthusiasm of a great body of people is contagious. When the Israelites left Egypt, numbers would be moved to leave with them. Recent events, too, had doubtless produced a powerful impression on these mixed... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:39

Unleavened cakes . Some of the modern Arabs make such cakes by simply mixing flour with water, and attaching flat circular pieces of the dough thus formed to the sides of their ovens after they have heated them. (Niebuhr, Description de l ' Arabie , ? 45, and pl. 1, F .) Others put a lump of dough into the ashes of a wood fire, and cover it over with the embers for a short time. All Arab bread is unleavened. They were thrust out of Egypt . Compare Exodus 12:33 . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:40

The sojourning of the children of Israel, which dwelt in Egypt . Rather, "Which they sojourned in Egypt." Four hundred and thirty years. Literally "thirty years and four hundred years." read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:40-42

1 . As to the soundness; and 2 . As to the true meaning, of the Hebrew text, and have arrived at the conclusion that it is sound, and that it means what it says, viz; that 430 years elapsed between the arrival of Jacob in Egypt, with his sons, and sons' sons, and their families, as related in Genesis 46:1-27 , and the commencement of the exodus. The time is required by the genealogy of Joshua ( 1 Chronicles 7:22-27 ). It is in remarkable accordance with the traditions that Joseph... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

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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

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The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:42

It is a night to be much observed . We must suppose that some of the Israelites actually commenced their march before the night was over, being "hastened" by the Egyptians ( Exodus 12:33 ), and having all things in readiness; but the bulk of the people can scarcely have started before daybreak. This is that night of the Lord — i.e; the night concerning which directions had been already given ( Exodus 12:6-11 )—the only "night" for which any observances were appointed. In their... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:43

This is the ordinance of the passover — i.e; "This is the law, in respect of the persons who are to partake of it"—there shall no stranger eat thereof, or literally, "No son of a stranger shall eat thereof." By a "stranger" here is meant one of a foreign race who wishes to retain his foreign character and to remain uncircumcised. Compare Exodus 12:48 . read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:38

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:39

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:40

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:40-42

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:40-42

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:40-43

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:41

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:41-50

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:42

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:43

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