John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 12:25
And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land ,.... To the land of Canaan, towards which they were just about to set forward on their journey, and in a few years would be in the possession of: which the Lord will give you according as he hath promised ; to their fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to them: that ye shall keep this service ; enjoined them, respecting the passover lamb, and leavened bread, with all the rites and ceremonies relative thereunto, excepting such... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 12:21-28
I. Moses is here, as a faithful steward in God's house, teaching the children of Israel to observe all things which God had commanded him; and no doubt he gave the instructions as largely as he received them, though they are not so largely recorded. It is here added, 1. That this night, when the first-born were to be destroyed, no Israelite must stir out of doors till morning, that is, till towards morning, when they would be called to march out of Egypt, Exod. 12:22. Not but that the... read more