Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 12:25
And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the LORD will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service.
25 27a. How, in future years, when Israel is in Canaan, the memory of the deliverance is to be kept alive: the children of successive generations, at the time when the Passover is celebrated, are to be instructed respecting its origin. The verses form one of the parenetic passages in Exodus (cf. Exo 13:8-10; Exo 13:14-16, Exo 15:26; and see p. 87), which in style and tone approximate to Deuteronomy, and may be additions due to the compiler of JE.
The injunction contained in these verses is still observed by the Jews, in the part of the Passover service called the Haggdh, or ‘telling’: see Oesterley and Box, op. cit. p. 359 ff.
26, 27a. For the instruction of the children, cf. Exo 10:2, Exo 13:8, Deu 4:9 b, Deu 6:7 (= dey 11:19); and esp. the similarly worded passages, Exo 13:14-15, Deu 6:20 ff., Jos 4:6-7 (J), Jos 4:21-24 (D [131] ).
[131] Deuteronomic passages in Josh., Jud., Kings.
27b. bowed the head and worshipped (Exo 4:31)] In acknowledgement of the promises of protection and deliverance given in vv. 21 23.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
To the land, viz. of Canaan, as Exo 12:19. For in the wilderness they kept this feast but once, and that by Gods particular direction, Num 9:2.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land,…. To the land of Canaan, towards which they were just about to set forward on their journey, and in a few years would be in the possession of:
which the Lord will give you according as he hath promised; to their fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to them:
that ye shall keep this service; enjoined them, respecting the passover lamb, and leavened bread, with all the rites and ceremonies relative thereunto, excepting such as were peculiar to the first passover in Egypt.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
25. When ye come into the land. He now adds that this rite must be annually observed, in order that the memory of this extraordinary grace might never perish. But since a commandment is given respecting the continual observation (142) of the Sabbath, I postpone its explanation to a more appropriate place; except I would cursorily remark, that the proclamation of the blessing is annexed to the sign; because otherwise it would be an empty and unmeaning proceeding. God, therefore, would have the fathers proclaim it unto their children, so that the knowledge of their redemption, being handed down by tradition, may flourish in all ages. The word עבד, (143) gnebod, some have improperly rendered “work,” whereas it is rather used for “worship;” as in many passages to serve God means the same as to worship Him. We too, in French, call whatever relates to the exercises of piety “God’s service.” Finally, Moses adds that the people professed their faith and obedience by solemn adoration. This indeed they had already done from the beginning, but with little constancy, because they had been so harassed by their afflictions as to neglect their duty; but now they correct the fault of ingratitude. Therefore, they not only declare their feelings of seriousness by bowing the head, but give actual proof of them; for it is expressly said, that they diligently performed whatever was commanded.
(142) The word “Sabbath,” which is not translated in the French, is probably an accidental interpolation.
(143) עבדה. Est servitus et ministerium. Hic vero accipitur pro ritu. S M — W
Fuente: Calvin’s Complete Commentary
Exo 12:25 And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the LORD will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service.
Ver. 25. Ye shall keep this service. ] Yet with some variation of circumstance.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
when: Deu 4:5, Deu 12:8, Deu 12:9, Deu 16:5-9, Jos 5:10-12, Psa 105:44, Psa 105:45
according: Exo 3:8, Exo 3:17
Reciprocal: Exo 13:5 – thou shalt keep Luk 8:38 – saying Rom 9:4 – the service
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
12:25 And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the {m} land which the LORD will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service.
(m) The land of Canaan.