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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 13:11-16

Here we have, I. Further directions concerning the dedicating of their firstborn to God. 1. The firstlings of their cattle were to be dedicated to God, as part of their possessions. Those of clean beasts?calves, lambs, and kids?if males, were to be sacrificed, Exod. 22:30; Num. 18:17, 18. Those of unclean beasts, as colts, were to be redeemed with a lamb, or knocked on the head. For whatsoever is unclean (as we all are by nature), if it be not redeemed, will be destroyed, Exod. 13:11, 13. 2.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 13:12

That thou shalt set apart unto the Lord all that openeth the matrix ,.... Or "the womb", as in Exodus 13:2 , and this phrase, "set apart", explains the word "sanctify" there, and shows that it signifies the separating of such to the use and service of God, causing it to "pass", as the word F4 והעברת "et transire facies", Pagninus, Montanus, Fagius, Vatablus, Drusius, Cartwright; so Ainsworth. here used signifies, from a man's own power and use, to be the Lord's only: and every... read more

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 13:3-16

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 13:12

Exodus 13:12. Every firstling of a beast shall be the Lord’s That is, every firstling male of a clean beast, as of the cow, sheep, or goat kind, was to be offered in sacrifice; and the blood being sprinkled, and the fat burned on the altar, the flesh of them was to be given to the priests, Numbers 18:17-18. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Exodus 13:1-16

Dedication of the firstborn (13:1-16)Since God had spared the firstborn of Israel’s people and animals in the Passover judgment, these rightly belonged to him. The people were to acknowledge this by dedicating, or setting apart, their firstborn to God in an act of thankful worship (13:1-2; see also v. 15). This act also symbolized the consecration (or dedication) of the entire redeemed nation to God, since Israel as a whole was God’s firstborn (see 4:22). The people were reminded again to keep... read more

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