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George Haydock's Catholic Commentary

Exodus 12:7

Houses. Those who joined their neighbours to eat the paschal lamb, were therefore to continue with them that night, if they would escape destruction, ver. 23. (Menochius)

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See also Exodus 12:7 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse 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, c. see Exodus 12...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    THE UPPER DOOR POST - Or lintel, Exodus 12:23. This direction was understood by the Hebrews to apply only to the first Passover: it was certainly not adopted in Palestine. The meaning of the sprinklin...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    5. REDEMPTION BY BLOOD, THE PASSOVER AND THE LAW OF THE FIRSTBORN CHAPTER 12 The Passover Instituted and Kept, the Death of the Firstborn and the Exodus _ 1. The Passover instituted and the feast of...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    EXODUS 11:1 TO EXODUS 12:36. 10°. DEATH OF EGYPTIAN FIRSTBORN; PASSOVER AND MAZZOTH (Exodus 11:1 E, Exodus 11:4 J,...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    EXODUS 12:1 P. RULES FOR THE PASSOVER (first set). On the history of the Passover, see pp. 102f. Most ceremonial rules are dated from Sinai or the land of Moab: so these that follow are noted in Exodu...

  • B. W. Johnson's Bible Commentary

    THEY SHALL TAKE OF THE BLOOD. It was not enough that the blood of the lamb was Shed, but it must be Sprinkled, denoting the application of the merits of Christ's death to our souls. We must receive t...

  • Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

    DISCOURSE: 77 THE PASSOVER Exodus 12:3. 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 f...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    THEY SHALL TAKE OF THE BLOOD, &C.— It appears, from Exodus 12:22 that this ceremony was to be performed by dipping a bunch of hyssop into the blood of the lamb. It was peculiar to this first passover:...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    THE TEXT OF EXODUS TRANSLATION 12 AND JE-HO-VAH SPAKE UNTO MO-SES AND AAR-ON IN THE LAND OF E-GYPT, SAYING, (2) THIS MONTH SHALL BE UNTO YOU THE BEGINNING OF MONTHS; IT SHALL BE THE FIRST MONTH OF THE...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _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._ They shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two sid...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE INSTITUTION OF THE PASSOVER. THE TENTH PLAGUE, AND THE DEPARTURE OF ISRAEL 1. In the land of Egypt] These words suggest that what follows was written independently of the foregoing narrative, and...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    UPPER DOOR POST] RV 'lintel.' The shedding of the blood signified the offering of the life to God. The sprinkling of the lintel was not only a sign to the destroying angel, but an indication that aton...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    EXODUS: ISRAEL BECOMES A NATION THE *ISRAELITES LEAVE EGYPT EXODUS CHAPTER S 1 TO 18 _HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_ CHAPTER 12 THE *PASSOVER – VERSES 1-28 PREPARATIONS FOR THE SPECIAL MEAL – VE...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    STRIKE IT. — With a bunch of hyssop. (See Exodus 12:22.) THE TWO SIDE POSTS AND ON THE UPPER DOOR POST. — The idea seems to have been that the destroying influence, whatever it was, would enter the ho...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וְ לָֽקְחוּ֙ מִן ־הַ דָּ֔ם וְ נָֽתְנ֛וּ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER XII. _ THE PASSOVER._ Exodus 12:1. We have now reached the birthday of the great Hebrew nation, and with it the first national institution, the feast of passover, which is also the first sa...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    THE PASSOVER LAMB AND ITS SPRINKLED BLOOD Exodus 12:1 Henceforth, for Israel, there was to be a new beginning of the year. We should date our birthdays not from the cradle, but from the Cross. The P...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    While the subjects necessarily intermingle at this point, we turn from the contemplation of the judgments of Jehovah in dealing with Pharaoh to that of deliverance in His dealings with Israel. As thes...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    What a striking allusion is here in the sprinkling of the blood, to that of the blood of the Lord Jesus. See Hebrews 12:24. Teaching as expressively as possible, that his precious blood must be applie...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    There is hardly a book of the Old Testament that stands out in more decided contrast with the book of Genesis than the one which follows it most closely. And this is the more striking, because God emp...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 5 THROUGH 13. At the news of the goodness of God, the people adore Him; but the struggle against the power of evil is another matter. Satan will not let the p...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    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...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    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. Ver. 7. _And strike it on the two sideposts._] Not on the...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _They shall take of the blood_ Which was to be sprinkled before the flesh was eaten. _Strike it on the two side-posts, and the upper door- post_ These were to be sprinkled by dipping a bunch of hyssop...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 The beginning of the yeere is changed. 3 The Passeouer is instituted. 11 The Rite of the Passeouer. 15 Vnleauened bread. 29 The first borne are slaine. 31 The Israelites are driuen out of the l...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side-posts and on the upper doorpost of the houses, wherein they shall eat it. The blood of the animal was drawn, kept from coagulating by co...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE ORDINANCES CONCERNING THE PASSOVER...

  • Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures

    B. THE DIVINE ORDINANCE OF THE PASSOVER Exodus 12:1-20 1, 2And Jehovah spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, This month _shall be_ unto you the beginning of months; it _shall be_ t...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    THE PASSOVER FEAST (vs.1-28) The time finally arrives for the Lord to accomplish a work of amazing power in Egypt in the deliverance of a nation numbering over two million, from the bondage of Egypt....

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-20 The Lord makes all things new to those whom he delivers from the bondage of Satan, and takes to himself to be his people. The time when he does this is to them the beginning of a new life. God a...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    This was afterwards restrained to the priests, but at this time it was allowed to the masters of families, as their present circumstances required. THEY SHALL STRIKE IT; with a bunch of hyssop, EXODUS...

  • Notes on the Pentateuch by Charles Henry Mackintosh

    "And the Lord said unto Moses, Yet will I bring one plague more upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt; afterwards he will let you go hence: when he shall let you go, he shall surely thrust you out hence altoge...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Exodus 12:7 take H3947 (H8804) blood H1818 put H5414 (H8804) two H8147 doorposts H4201 lintel H4947 houses...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Exodus 12:1. _And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you._ And for this...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Deliverance for Israel through the Passover. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Aaron, Pharaoh. CONCLUSION: Deliverance for the believer is based entirely upon the shedding of the blood of a divinely...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Exodus 12:2. _The first month of the year._ This is called Abib, Exodus 13:4; and Nisan, Esther 3:7. It was before the seventh month, hence the earth is supposed to have been created in September; but...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 12:1 The people of Israel are called to act obediently so that the Lord will “pass over” them during the tenth plague. ⇐...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.— Exodus 12:3. The house of their fathers.] More exactly: “a father’s house.” The designation naturally imports “family” in the larger sense of “family of families,” the entire group f...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    FIRST INSTITUTION OF THE PASSOVER. EXPOSITION THE INSTITUTION OF THE PASSOVER AND THE REASONS FOR IT.—In the interval allowed by God, according to the precedent of former announced plagues, between t...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    The Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you (Exodus 12:1-2). Now in a few wee...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Exodus 12:22 Exodus 12:23 Ephesians 1:7 Hebrews 9:13 Hebrews 9:14...

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    THE BLOOD OF THE CROSS IN EXODUS Exodus 12:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Today we will consider the Cross as it is set forth in the Book of Exodus. Of course, we cannot go into detail, but we will endeavor t...

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