Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 12:19
Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, even that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a stranger, or born in the land.
19. Repeated, with slight alterations of phraseology, from v. 15, and with the new regulation that what has been laid down is to apply equally to the ‘sojourner,’ or resident foreigner (see on v. 48), and to the native Israelite.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Born in the land – A stranger or foreigner might be born in the land, but the word here used means a native of the land, belonging to the country by virtue of descent, that descent being reckoned from Abraham, to whom Canaan was promised as a perpetual inheritance.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 19. No leaven found in your houses] To meet the letter of this precept in the fullest manner possible, the Jews, on the eve of this festival, institute the most rigorous search through every part of their houses, not only removing all leavened bread, but sweeping every part clean, that no crumb of bread shall be left that had any leaven in it. And so strict were they in the observance of the letter of this law, that if even a mouse was seen to run across the floor with a crumb of bread in its mouth, they considered the whole house as polluted, and began their purification afresh. We have already seen that leaven was an emblem of sin, because it proceeded from corruption; and the putting away of this implied the turning to God with simplicity and uprightness of heart. See on Ex 12:8, and See Clarke on Ex 12:27.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
A stranger, to wit, a proselyte; for strangers unconverted to the Jewish religion were not obliged nor admitted to the celebration of the passover or feast of unleavened bread. Though I see no inconvenience, if all strangers, though heathens, were forbidden to have or use any unleavened bread at that time, lest the Jews who conversed with them might be tempted to desire or partake of it with them.
In the land, to wit, of Canaan, which I have promised to you, and to which I am now leading you, which was so well known to all of them, that it was needless to express it in this place.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
19. strangerNo foreignercould partake of the passover, unless circumcised; the “stranger”specified as admissible to the privilege must, therefore, beconsidered a Gentile proselyte.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Seven days there shall be no leaven found in your houses,….. Wherefore, on the fourteenth day the most diligent search was made, and whatever was found was burnt, or cast into the sea, or dispersed with the wind; about which the traditionary writers of the Jews, give many rules and canons, [See comments on Ex 12:15],
for whoso eateth that which is leavened, even that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel; which is repeated to deter them from the breach of this ordinance; [See comments on Ex 12:15], and it is added for further explanation, of whom it concerns:
whether he be a stranger, or born in the land; by a “stranger” is meant, not a mere Heathen, who was not bound by this law, but a proselyte; and not a proselyte of the gate, one that was only a sojourner among them, and observed the commandments of the sons of Noah; but a proselyte of righteousness, who professed the Jewish religion, and proposed to conform to it in all respects, and therefore was obliged to observe this as other precepts: and by one “born in the land”, is intended a native of the land of Canaan, whither they were now going in order to possess it, or a real Israelite, such as were born of Israelitish parents, and proper inhabitants of Canaan, which they would be put into the possession of.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(19) A strangeri.e., a foreigner in blood, who has been adopted into the nation, received circumcision, and become a full proselyte. It is not improbable that many of the six hundred thousand reckoned to Israel (Exo. 12:37) were of this classpersons who had joined themselves to the nation during the sojourn in Egypt, or even earlier. (See Note on Gen. 17:13.) When the exclusiveness of the Hebrews is made a charge against them, justice requires us to remember that from the first it was open to those who were not of Hebrew blood to share in the Hebrew privileges by accepting the covenant of circumcision, and joining themselves to the nation. It was in this way that the Kenites. and even the Gibeonites, became reckoned to Israel.
Born in the land.Hob., natives of the land: i.e., of Canaan. Canaan was regarded as belonging to Abraham and his descendants from the time of the first promise (Gen. 12:7). Thenceforth it was their true home: they were its expatriated inhabitants.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
This threat was given before, Exo 12:15 . So infinitely important, in the sight of God, is the unleavened, unmingled sacrifice of Jesus.
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Exo 12:19 Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, even that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a stranger, or born in the land.
Ver. 19. No leaven found. ] See Trapp on “ Exo 12:15 “
Shall be cut off.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Seven: Exo 23:15, Exo 34:18, Deu 16:3, 1Co 5:7, 1Co 5:8
even that: Exo 12:15, Num 9:13
whether: Exo 12:43, Exo 12:48
Reciprocal: Gen 17:14 – cut Exo 13:7 – General Exo 30:33 – cut off Lev 2:11 – no leaven Lev 7:21 – cut off Lev 17:4 – be cut off