Bible Commentary

And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; and that which remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire. 10. Nothing of it to be left over to the morning. An injunction given generally in the case of sacrifices, and intended to guard against profanation of the sacred flesh: … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 12:10”

Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast [with] fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof. 9. Eat not of it raw ] lest the blood should be eaten at the same time, against the standing prohibition, Lev 7:26 f., Exo 17:10-12, &c. nor boiled at … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 12:9”

And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; [and] with bitter [herbs] they shall eat it. 8. in that (Heb. this) night ] the night between the 14th and the 15th. roast with fire ] over the fire, on a spit, not in an oven. unleavened cakes ] … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 12:8”

And they shall take of the blood, and strike [it] on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it. 7. The blood of the slain lamb to be applied to the doorposts and lintel of the house in which it is eaten, as it were, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 12:7”

And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening. 6. ye shall keep it up ] Heb. it shall be to you for a keeping: cf. Exo 16:23; Exo 16:32-34, Num 17:10 [Heb. 25], Exo … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 12:6”

Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take [it] out from the sheep, or from the goats: 5. Characteristics of the animal chosen: it is to be (1) without blemish (like sacrificial animals in general, Deu 17:1, Lev 22:19; Lev 22:21 [H]); (2) a male, as superior to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 12:5”

And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbor next unto his house take [it] according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb. 4. too little for a lamb ] According to the later Jews, fewer than … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 12:4”

Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth [day] of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of [their] fathers, a lamb for a house: 3. the congregation ] P’s standing expression for Israel, as an organized religious community, or ‘church.’ It occurs … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 12:3”

This month [shall be] unto you the beginning of months: it [shall be] the first month of the year to you. 2. This month, &c.] The ‘month’ is the one corresponding to our Mar. Apr., called in J and E (Exo 13:4, Exo 23:15, Exo 34:18) and Deu 16:1) ‘Abib,’ and in the later post-exilic … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 12:2”

And the LORD spoke unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, 1. unto Moses and Aaron ] Together, as often in P: v. 43, Exo 7:8, Exo 9:8, Num 2:1 al. in the land of Egypt ] The locality is specified, because this and the following regulations are the only ones stated … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 12:1”