John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 13:3
And Moses said unto the people ,.... After the Lord had spoken to him, and said the above things: remember this day in which ye came out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage ; or "of servants" F24 מבית עבדים "e domo servorum", Pagninus, Montanus, Tigurine version, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Vatablus, & Drusius. where they had been servants to the Egyptians, by whom they had been made to serve with rigour, and their lives made bitter with hard bondage; that country... read more
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