Exodus 12:7-13

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 12:1-20

Moses and Aaron here receive of the Lord what they were afterwards to deliver to the people concerning the ordinance of the passover, to which is prefixed an order for a new style to be observed in their months (Exod. 12:1, 2): This shall be to you the beginning of months. They had hitherto begun their year from the middle of September, but henceforward they were to begin it from the middle of March, at least in all their ecclesiastical computations. Note, It is good to begin the day, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 12:7

And they shall take of the blood ,.... Of the lamb, being received into a basin, Exodus 12:22 , and strike it on the two side posts ; with a bunch of hyssop dipped into it: and on the upper doorpost of the houses, wherein they shall eat it ; but not on the posts of those houses, the inhabitants of which joined with their neighbours in eating it; though Levi Ben Gersom thinks they were sprinkled as the rest; but to what purpose, when there were no Israelites, and no firstborn in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 12:8

And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire ,.... The night of the fourteenth of Nisan; and as the Jews reckoned their days from the evening preceding, this must be the beginning of the fifteenth day, which being observed, will serve to reconcile some passages relating to this ordinance. The lamb was to be roasted, not only because its flesh thereby would be more palatable and savoury, but because soonest dressed that way, their present circumstances requiring haste; but... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 12:9

Eat not of it raw ,.... Not roasted enough; and so Jarchi says, that what is not sufficiently roasted, or is not thoroughly and down roasted, is in the Arabic language called נא F21 "cruda fuit caro", Golius, col. 2476. Semicocta, "cruda fuit caro", Castell. Lex. col. 2296. Vid. Hottinger. Smegma Oriental. p. 169, 170. , the word here used; and so Maimonides F23 Hilchot Korban Pesach. c. 8. sect. 6. says it signifies flesh, on which the fire begins to operate, and is roasted a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 12:10

And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning ,.... It was to be all ate up; a whole Christ is to be received and fed upon by faith; Christ in both his natures, divine and human, united in his person, in all his offices of prophet, priest, and King, and with all the benefits and blessings of his grace, and which come by his blood, righteousness, and sacrifice: and that which remaineth of it until the morning, ye shall burn with fire : what of the flesh which remaineth not ate,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 12:11

And thus shall ye eat it ,.... After the following manner, in the habit and posture described: the Targum of Jonathan adds,"at this time, and not in ages following;'for these rites were peculiar to the passover in Egypt, and not to be observed in later times: with your loins girded ; that is, with their garments girt about their loins, for the better convenience in travelling; for in those countries they wore long loose garments, which reached to their feet, and unless girt up, were a... read more

John Gill

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

For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night ,..... Which must be understood consistent with his omnipresence, and of the manifestation of his powerful presence, or of the exertion of his mighty power in the following event: and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast ; as had been declared to Pharaoh, Exodus 11:5 . and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment ; meaning either figuratively, the nobles, princes, judges and civil... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 12:13

And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where you are ,.... The blood of the passover lamb being sprinkled on the two sideposts and upper doorposts of the houses inhabited by the Israelites, or where they were eating the passover; this should be a sign or token to them of the Lord's making good his promises, to them, and so of their safety, and to the destroying angel not to enter therein, but pass by and save them: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you ; for... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 12:7

Take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts - This was to be done by dipping a bunch of hyssop into the blood, and thus sprinkling it upon the posts, etc.; see Exodus 12:22 . That this sprinkling of the blood of the paschal lamb was an emblem of the sacrifice and atonement made by the death of Jesus Christ, is most clearly intimated in the sacred writings, 1 Peter 1:2 ; Hebrews 9:13 , Hebrews 9:14 ; Hebrews 8:10 . It is remarkable that no blood was to be sprinkled on the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 12:8

They shall eat the flesh - roast with fire - As it was the ordinary custom of the Jews to boil their flesh, some think that the command given here was in opposition to the custom of the Egyptians, who ate raw flesh in honor of Osiris. The Ethiopians are to this day remarkable for eating raw flesh, as is the case with most savage nations. Unleavened bread - מצות matstsoth , from מצה matsah , to squeeze or compress, because the bread prepared without leaven or yeast was generally... read more

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