Exodus 12:29-41

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:31-37

The dismissal. The blow had been so measured by infinite wisdom as to produce precisely the desired effect. Pharaoh "called for Moses and Aaron by night," etc. Observe— I. PHARAOH IS NOW AS ANXIOUS TO GET RID OF THE ISRAELITES AS FORMERLY HE WAS TO KEEP THEM . It had been predicted at the beginning that this would be the issue of God's dealings with him ( Exodus 6:1 ). Note, 1 . Pharaoh ' s folly in resisting the demand of God so long. He... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:32

Also take your flocks and your herds . Pharaoh thus retracted the prohibition of Exodus 10:24 , and "gave the sacrifices and burnt-offerings" which Moses had required ( Exodus 10:25 ). Bless me also . Pharaoh was probably accustomed to receive blessings from his own priests, and had thus been led to value them. His desire for a blessing from Moses and Aaron, ere they departed, probably sprang from a conviction—based on the miracles which he had witnessed—that their intercession would... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:32

Pharaoh's prayer. It has come then to this, that Pharaoh is glad to beg a blessing from the man whom at first he had so contemptuously spurned. "And bless me also." I. THE WICKED MAN IS OFTEN MADE PAINFULLY AWARE OF THE MISERABLENESS OF HIS OWN PORTION , AS COMPARED WITH THAT OF THE GODLY . He may be, often is, even when he refuses to acknowledge it, secretly conscious of the superior happiness of the good man. There come times, however, when... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:33

The Egyptians were urgent upon the people . The Egyptians feared that, if any further delay took place, the God of the Hebrews might not be content with slaying all the first-born, but might punish with death the whole nation, or at any rate all the males. It is easy to see how their desire to get rid of the Israelites would expedite matters, and enable all to set out upon the journey on the same day. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:34

The people took their dough . They probably regarded dough as more convenient for a journey than flour, and so made their flour into dough before starting; but they had no time to add leaven. Their kneading-troughs . This rendering is correct, both here and in the two other places where the word occurs ( Exodus 8:3 , and Deuteronomy 28:5 ). Kneading-troughs would be a necessity in the desert, and, if like those of the modern Arabs, which are merely small wooden bowls, would be light... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:35

The children of Israel did according to the word of Moses . See above, Exodus 11:2 . They borrowed . On this mistranslation, see the comment upon Exodus 3:22 . It is plain that the gold and silver articles and the raiment, were free-will gifts, which the Egyptians never expected to see again, and which the Hebrews asked and took, but in no sense "borrowed." Hengstenberg and Kurtz have shown clearly that the primary meaning of the words translated "borrowed" and "lent," is "asked" and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:36

So that they lent unto them such things as they required . Rather, "So that they granted them what they asked." They spoiled the Egyptians . See the comment on Exodus 3:22 , ad fin . The result was that the Israelites went forth, not as slaves, but as conquerors, decked with the jewels of the Egyptians, as though they had conquered and despoiled them read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:37

From Rameses . It has been doubted whether this "Rameses" is the same place as the "Raamses" of Exodus 1:11 . But the doubt scarcely seems to be reasonable. The two words differ only in the pointing. Brugsch has clearly shown that Rameses (Pa-Ramesu) was a town newly built in the reign of Rameses II ; partly erected by himself, in the immediate vicinity of the old city of Tanis or Zoan. It was the favourite capital of both Rameses II . and Menephthah. Succoth . The meaning of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:37-38

In the departure of the Israelites from Egypt, after they had received permission to set out, two things are principally remarkable: 1 . All were of one mind—none hung back; 2 . A mixed multitude cast in their lot with them, elected to accompany them, and resolved to share their fortunes. The first of these two facts shows— I. THAT IN TIMES OF EXCITEMENT , UNDER DIVINE GUIDANCE , A WHOLE NATION WILL ACT AS ONE MAN . Critical times are favourable to... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:31-37

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:32

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:32

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:33

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:34

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:35

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:36

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The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:37-38

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