Exodus 13:2 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 13:1-10

Care is here taken to perpetuate the remembrance, I. Of the preservation of Israel's firstborn, when the firstborn of the Egyptians were slain. In memory of that distinguishing favour, and in gratitude for it, the firstborn, in all ages, were to be consecrated to God, as his peculiars (Exod. 13:2), and to be redeemed, Exod. 13:13. God, who by the right of creation is proprietor and sovereign of all the creatures, here lays claim in particular to the firstborn of the Israelites, by right of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 13:2

Sanctify unto me all the firstborn ,.... That is, of males, as the Targum of Jonathan adds, for those, and not females, were only either sacrificed or redeemed, see Exodus 13:12 , and this sanctification of them to the Lord signifies the separation or devoting of them to the service of God; if the firstborn of clean creatures they were to be sacrificed, if unclean to be redeemed with a price, and so the firstborn of men, because it was not lawful to sacrifice them; and the money for the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 13:2

Sanctify unto me all the first-born - To sanctify, קדש kadash , signifies to consecrate, separate, and set apart a thing or person from all secular purposes to some religious use; and exactly answers to the import of the Greek ἁγιαζω , from a, privative, and γη , the earth, because every thing offered or consecrated to God was separated from all earthly uses. Hence a holy person or saint is termed ἁγιος , i.e., a person separated from the earth; one who lives a holy life,... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 13:2

Verse 2 2.Sanctify unto me all the first-born. This also refers to the First Commandment, because God asserts His right over the first-born, lest the recollection of their redemption should ever be lost. For thus were the Israelites admonished that they must honor that God by whose grace they had escaped in safety from the common destruction of Egypt, and, moreover, that they were rescued by His special blessing, in order that they should consecrate themselves to God their Deliverer. For the... 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

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 13:2

Sanctify unto me - The command is addressed to Moses. It was to declare the will of God that all firstborn were to be consecrated to Him, set apart from all other creatures. The command is expressly based upon the Passover. The firstborn exempt from the destruction became in a new and special sense the exclusive property of the Lord: the firstborn of man as His ministers, the firstborn of cattle as victims. In lieu of the firstborn of men the Levites were devoted to the temple services. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 13:1-10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 13:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 13:2

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 13:2

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

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 13:2

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