Exodus 12:43

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:43

THE PASSOVER‘This is the ordinance of the passover.’ Exodus 12:43 Between the announcement of the closing plague and the night of its actual accomplishment, a considerable interval must have elapsed. Time was given, in the wise delay of God, for the widespread preparations that were necessary; a last opportunity was afforded Pharaoh to realise the awful consequences of his obstinacy; and Moses was instructed, in this lull before the storm, how to celebrate the Passover Feast, so that it... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 12:42-50

The Mixed Multitude, And Those Who Will, Can Enter God’s Covenant and Share the Passover (Exodus 12:42-50 ). The extra instructions that follow were partly necessary because of the mixed multitude that had joined up with them, and they are thus introduced at this point. But they are also important as indicating the make up of ‘the children of Israel’. They are seen as including genuine descendants of Jacob and his sons, descendants of all family servants in their households who had been... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 12:37-49

Exodus 12:37 – Exodus 18. From Egypt to Sinai. Exodus 12:37-Ephesians : J. The Exodus.— From Rameses ( Exodus 1:11 b *) the first stage of the journey took the people 10 miles W. to Succoth (Eg. Thikke), the district round Pithom ( Exodus 1:11 b). The number 600,000 ( cf. Numbers 11:21), not including “ children” (rather “ little ones,” i.e. women and children, as Exodus 10:10, Exodus 12:24, and often in J), implies a total of about two millions, which not only involves a complex and... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 12:40-51

Exodus 12:40-Luke : Rp. Time spent in Egypt.— The Biblical writers are not in agreement about the length of Israel’ s stay in Egypt. Here it is given (probably by Rp) as 430 years ( cf. 400 years in Genesis 15:13 Rje, Acts 7:6, and Josephus). But in Exodus 6:14-Daniel : (also Rp, cf. Genesis 15:16 E) Moses and his contemporaries are the fourth generation. To reconcile the two estimates, the words “ and in the land of Canaan,” i.e. before the entry into Egypt, are interpolated in Exodus... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Exodus 12:43

This which here followeth is the law or appointment of God concerning the celebration of the passover. No stranger, or, foreigner, who is so both by nation and religion; for if he were circumcised, he might eat of it, Exodus 12:44,Exodus 12:48. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Exodus 12:43-51

MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.—Exodus 12:43-51MINUTE INSTRUCTIONS IN REFERENCE TO THE OBSERVANCE OF THE PASSOVERI. That God not only institutes ordinances for men, but also shows in what way they are to be observed. God had instituted the Passover, and now He gives to the Israelites clear injunctions as to the manner in which they are to observe it. The ordinances of Heaven are not to be kept according to the fearful and arbitrary dictates of the human mind, but according to the revelation... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Exodus 12:1-51

Chapter 12The Lord 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 ( Exodus 12:1-2 ).Now in a few weeks the Jews are gonna be celebrating New Year's, Rosh Hashana. How come they're celebrating New Year's now, if this month April was to be the first month of the year? Well, they have a religious calendar. Their religious year begins in April. Then they have just the regular year by which... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 12:1-51

Exodus 12:2. The first month of the year. This is called Abib, Exodus 13:4; and Nisan, Esther 3:7. It was before the seventh month, hence the earth is supposed to have been created in September; but now in commemoration of their deliverance from Egypt, the ecclesiastical table which regulated the festivals, was ordered to begin with Abib. Many nations have reckoned their existence from some important era in their history: and in this view it was highly proper for the christian church to... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Exodus 12:43-48

Exodus 12:43-48The ordinance of the Passover.Minute instructions in reference to the observance of the PassoverI. That God not only institutes ordinances for men, but also shows in what way they are to be observed.II. That God will not allow any stranger to the death of Christ to partake of His Holy Sacrament. “There shall no stranger eat thereof.”III. That a mere hired and nominal relation to the Church does not give a true right to the Holy Sacrament. “An hired servant shall not eat... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Exodus 12:43

Exo 12:43 And the LORD said unto Moses and Aaron, This [is] the ordinance of the passover: There shall no stranger eat thereof: Ver. 43. There shall no stranger, &c. ] Strangers are excluded; to show that the faithful only have fellowship with Christ; contra quam Lutherani ineptiunt, saith one. read more