Exodus 13

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 13:4

In the month Abib . The name of the month had not been previously mentioned. Some have derived it from the Egyptian Epiphi. As, however, ab means "greenness" in Hebrew, and abib "green ears of corn," while ibba meant "fruit" in Chaldee ( Daniel 4:12 , Daniel 4:14 ), and abbon means "green herbs" in Arabic, there is no need of a foreign derivation for the word. The month of "greenness," or of "green ears of corn," would be both appropriate and intelligible. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 13:5

The land of the Canaanites , etc. Compare Exodus 3:8 , Exodus 3:17 . The six nations of these passages are reduced here to five by the omission of the Perizzites, one of the less important tribes. Which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee . See Genesis 15:18 ; Genesis 24:7 ; and compare the comment on Exodus 6:8 . That thou shalt keep this service . This injunction had been already given ( Exodus 12:25 ) almost in the same words; but on the former occasion it was delivered... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 13:6

Seven days . Compare Exodus 12:15 . In the seventh day shall be a feast to the Lord . The feast lasted during the whole of the seven days, but the first day and the last were to be kept especially holy. (See Exodus 12:16 ; Le Exodus 23:6-8 .) read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 13:7

Here again the injunctions are mere repetitious of commands already given in Exodus 12:1-51 . (See Exodus 12:15 and Exodus 12:19 .) Repetition was no doubt had recourse to in order to deepen the impression. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 13:8

And thou shalt shew thy son . Repeated from Exodus 12:26 , Exodus 12:27 . read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 13:9

And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thy hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes . There can be no doubt that the Jewish system of tephillin , or "phylacteries," grew mainly out of this passage, and was intended as a fulfilment of the commands contained in it. The tephillin were strips of parchment with passages of Scripture written upon them and deposited in small boxes, which were fastened by a strap either to the left arm, or across the forehead. The modern Jews argue that... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 13:10

This ordinance . The ordinance of unleavened bread. See Exodus 12:14 , Exodus 12:24 . read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 13:10

Remember. Utmost pains taken that the day should be honoured and remembered. I. REASON OF OBSERVANCE . It commemorated: 1 . A great judgment. Nine plagues had passed; the members of each successive trial following one another at shorter intervals and with increasing severity. [Illustration, siege of town. Besiegers draw parallels closer and closer, each time sounding summons to surrender. Every summons disregarded; at length word given for the assault.] God laying... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 13:12

Set apart . The expression is especially appropriate to the case of first-born animals, which would have to be separated off from the rest of the flock, or of the herd, and "put aside" for Jehovah, so as not to be mixed up and confounded with the other lambs, kids, and calves. The males shall be the Lord's. This limitation, implied in Exodus 13:2 , is here brought prominently into notice. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 13:13

Every firstling of an ass . The ass was the sole beast of burthen taken by the Israelites out of Egypt. (See Exodus 20:17 .) Neither the horse nor the camel was among their possessions in the wilderness. This is agreeable to the Egyptian monuments, by which the camel appears to have been rare in Egypt at this time, and the horse as yet mainly used for war and by the nobles in their chariots. With a lamb . A lamb or a kid. The word used is the generic one. (See the comment on Exodus... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 13:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 13:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 13:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 13:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 13:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 13:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 13:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 13:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 13:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 13:13

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