Exodus 12:41

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 12:37-42

Here is the departure of the children of Israel out of Egypt; having obtained their dismission, they set forward without delay, and did not defer to a more convenient season. Pharaoh was now in a good mind; but they had reason to think he would not long continue so, and therefore it was no time to linger. We have here an account, 1. Of their number, about 600,000 men (Exod. 12:37), besides women and children, which I think, we cannot suppose to make less than 1,200,000 more. What a vast... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 12:41

And it came to pass at the end of four hundred and thirty years ,.... As soon as completed: even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the Lord went out from the land of Egypt ; which was the fifteenth of Nisan; and Jarchi says it was on the fifteenth of Nisan that the decree was made known to Abraham between the pieces, concerning the affliction of his posterity four hundred years in a land not theirs; but this is not to be depended on; yet it looks as if at the close... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:29-42

Egypt's sorrow: Israel's joy. I. THE JUDGMENT OF EGYPT EMBLEM AND PROMISE OF THE WORLD 'S JUDGMENT . 1 . The time of visitation; midnight, when all were wrapt in deepest slumber and, notwithstanding the warning which had been given, busy only with dreams. The world will be surprised in the midst of its false security. "As it was in the days of Noel etc. 2 . Its universality. There were none so high that God's hand did not reach them, and none so low that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:29-42

March at midnight. "This is that night of Jehovah" ( Exodus 12:42 ). Observe the striking words of the text! "The night of Jehovah," a night in which he specially appeared and acted on behalf of Israel. For a description of the scenery of this eventful night see Dr. W . M . Taylor's "Moses," 99-101. In the treatment of this subject considerable exposition will be necessary. For material, see expository section of this commentary. It may, in order to include all important points, be... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:40-42

1 . As to the soundness; and 2 . As to the true meaning, of the Hebrew text, and have arrived at the conclusion that it is sound, and that it means what it says, viz; that 430 years elapsed between the arrival of Jacob in Egypt, with his sons, and sons' sons, and their families, as related in Genesis 46:1-27 , and the commencement of the exodus. The time is required by the genealogy of Joshua ( 1 Chronicles 7:22-27 ). It is in remarkable accordance with the traditions that Joseph... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:40-42

God's discipline of his chosen ones. I. THE TRIALS OF GOD 'S PEOPLE APE SEVERE , BUT HAVE A JOYFUL END AT LAST , The sojourn in Egypt was from first to last an affliction ( Genesis 15:13 ). It was only on account of the famine in Canaan that Jacob consented to change his abode and his condition. In Canaan he and his had been free; had "served" no one; had lived like the sons of the desert. But in Egypt, even during the lifetime of Joseph, they entered on a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:40-43

The Exodus. View it in three lights. I. AS AN EMANCIPATION OF SLAVES . God is the sworn foe of the slave-holder. Only in a very modified sense was slavery tolerated in Israel; and the laws were such as gradually to undermine the system. Historically, God's religion has proved itself the great slave-liberator. 1 . In Egypt. Here were two millions of a slave population set free in a single night. 2 . In Israel. Consider the effect on the abolition of the slave... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:41

The self-same day … all the hosts went out . The setting forth upon the journey is regarded as the "going out"—not the actual exit, which was only effected by the passage of the Red Sea. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 12:41-50

Passover precepts realised in Christian practice. The precepts were:— I. THAT NO UNCIRCUMCISED STRANGER , NOT EVEN THOUGH A HIRED SERVANT IN A HEBREW FAMILY , SHOULD EAT OF IT . Formally, baptism corresponds to circumcision, both of them admitting into covenant with God; and thus the rule of Christian communities generally, that the reception of baptism must precede that of the Lord's Supper, is a carrying out of this precept. But it is also carried... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Exodus 12:37-51

The Israelites leave Egypt (12:37-51)Approximately 430 years after Jacob entered Egypt with his family, his nation of descendants departed (cf. Genesis 15:13; Genesis 46:6-7). A sizable group of non-Israelite people, including Egyptians and others who had intermarried or mingled with the Israelites, went with them (37-42). The Israelites were not to send these people back, but neither were they to lessen God’s requirements for joining in religious festivals simply to suit these foreigners.... read more

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