John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 13:7
Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days ,.... From the evening of the fourteenth day, to the evening of the twenty first, Exodus 12:18 , this is very express as before, that not only they were to abstain from leaven, but that they were obliged to eat unleavened bread; and as for the cakes of eggs and sugar the Jews now use, these, as Leo Modeua says F26 History of the Rites, &c.; of the Jews, par. 3. c. 3. sect. 5. , are for those that are dainty and of tender stomachs and... 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