Exodus 13

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 13:1

On the true grammatical nexus of this verse, see note on Exodus 12:51 . The injunctions of Exodus 12:2 , and probably those of 3-15—were given to Moses on the very day of the setting-forth, most likely, at Succoth in the evening. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 13:1-2

The consecration of the first-born. I. THE MEANING OF THE TYPE . 1 . Man's first-born the type of the first-born of God, in his authority and priestly function among his brethren, and as the object of the father's love and trust. 2 . In Egypt's and Israel's first:born we find the two-fold type of Christ and his people. Egypt's die, Israel's are saved. The death of Egypt's first-born bursts the bends of Israel, the death of God's first-born, the bonds of his people. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 13:1-16

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 13:1-16

The Dedication and Redemption of the First-born. In commemoration of the great mercy whereby their first-born sons were spared, when all those of the Egyptians were slain, God required the Israelites to do two things:— I. THAT CHRISTIAN PARENTS ARE REQUIRED TO DEDICATE , NOT THEIR FIRST - BORN SONS ONLY , BUT ALL THEIR CHILDREN , TO GOD IN BAPTISM . All have deserved death. All have been in danger of it. All have been spared by the mercy of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 13:1-17

The sanctification of the first-born. This command has its basis in the fact that on the night when God executed his tremendous judgment against Egypt, the first-born of Israel was spared. Because this great mercy had been shown to Israel, the first-born of man and beast were ever afterwards to be reckoned as specially belonging to Jehovah. The first-born of the generation then living was his by direct purchase; all later first-borns were to be his by grateful dedication. It was required,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 13:2

Sanctify unto me . Not by any positive ceremony, but by regarding it as "set apart unto the Lord" ( Exodus 13:12 )—made over to him, that is, as his own. All the first-born . The Hebrew word used is masculine, and by its proper force limits the command to the first-born males , who alone had been in danger from the tenth plague. Whatever openeth the womb . This clause added definiteness, showing that "first-born" did not contain any reference to any later Birth, and that it applied... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 13:3

And Moses said . Without relating the directions given to Moses any further, the author passes to the directions given by him. He thus, here and elsewhere, avoids unnecessary repetition. Remember this day . The injunction came with great force at the close of the first day's journey, when the good-will of the Egyptians had been shown, and the people had been helped and speeded on their way, and felt that they were actually quitting the house of their bondage, and setting out for Canaan. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 13:3-11

Remember this day. The exhortation in these verses may very well be applied to Christians. They are to remember the fact add the might of their redemption. They are to commemorate it by observance of appointed ordinances. They are to beware of forgetting it in days of prosperity. They are to show their remembrance of it by a holy walk, and by due instruction of their children. I. REMEMBER THE FACT AND THE MIGHT OF YOUR REDEMPTION . 1 . The fact of it ( ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 13:3-16

The rightful use of Church ordinances. Church ordinances are The benefits derivable from them depend mainly upon their rightful use. We learn from the instructions hero given to the Israelites by Moses, that their rightful use consists especially— I. IN THE REGULAR KEEPING OF THEM . "Thou shalt keep this ordinance in his season from year to year." Spasmodic observance, enthusiastic and frequent at one time, perfunctory and infrequent at another, ten times this year, once... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 13:3-16

How to declare God's salvation. I. BY THE REMEMBRANCE OF HIS MERCIES . 1 . "Remember this day in which ye came out from Egypt." 2 . The celebration of the Passover awoke inquiry among those who had not witnessed God's deeds ( Exodus 13:8 ).—True gratitude, heartfelt thanksgiving, will make the reality of God's love to be felt by those who have not known him. II. BY THE DOING OF HIS WILL . The Israelites, in sacrificing or redeeming the first-born,... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 13:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 13:1-2

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 13:1-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 13:1-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 13:1-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 13:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 13:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 13:3-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 13:3-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 13:3-16

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