Exodus 13

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 13

In this chapter we have, I. The commands God gave to Israel, 1. To sanctify all their firstborn to him, Exod. 13:1, 2. 2. To be sure to remember their deliverance out of Egypt (Exod. 13:3, 4), and, in remembrance of it, to keep the feast of unleavened bread, Exod. 13:5-7. 3. To transmit the knowledge of it with all possible care to their children, Exod. 13:8-10. 4. To set apart unto God the firstlings of their cattle, (Exod. 13:11-13), and to explain that also to their children, Exod.... read more

Matthew Henry

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

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

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 13:17-22

Here is, I. The choice God made of their way, Exod. 13:17, 18. He was their guide. Moses gave them direction but as he received it from the Lord. Note, The way of man is not in himself, Jer. 10:23. He may devise his way, and design it; but, after all, it is God that directs his steps, Prov. 16:9. Man proposes, but God disposes, and in his disposal we must acquiesce, and set ourselves to follow providence. There were two ways from Egypt to Canaan. One was a short cut from the north of Egypt to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 13

INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 13 This chapter begins with an order to sanctify or set apart the firstborn of man and beast to the Lord, Exodus 13:1 and the people of Israel are charged to keep the feast of unleavened bread in its season, from year to year, when they came into the land of Canaan, the reason of which they were to acquaint their children with, Exodus 13:3 and they are also directed, when come into the land of Canaan, to set apart every firstling of a beast unto the Lord, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 13:1

And the Lord spake unto Moses ,.... When he and the Israelites were at Succoth: saying ; as follows. 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

John Gill

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 13:4

This day came ye out ,.... Out of Egypt, on the fifteenth of Nisan, as the Targum of Jonathan: in the month Abib ; which signifies an ear of corn, because in this month barley was in the ear, see Exodus 9:31 , the Syriac version renders it, "in the month of flowers"; when the flowers were rising up out of the earth, being spring time, and a very fit time to travel in; and this is observed, not only because they might not know what month it was, in such a state of ignorance, as well as... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 13:5

And it shall be when the Lord shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites ,.... Though the whole land was called the land of Canaan, yet there was one tribe or nation of them particularly so called as here, distinct from those that follow: and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites ; there were seven nations in all, but two are here omitted, the Girgashites and Perizzites, but they are added in the Septuagint version, see Deuteronomy 7:1 . which he... read more

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