THE PASSOVER. -- Exodus 12:1-14. GOLDEN TEXT. --_ Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us._ -- 1 Corinthians 5:7. TIME. --B. C. 1491, when Moses was eighty years old. The month of Abib, or Nisan; either in March or April. PLACE. --Egypt, probably near Zoan or Tanis. HELPFUL READINGS. -- Exodus 4:1-... [ Continue Reading ]
THIS MONTH SHALL BE TO YOU. BEGINNING OF MONTHS. The term here employed denotes the new moon, and hence the day of the new moon, or first day of the month, and lastly the month as defined in its commencement by the new moon. It appears to denote here the beginning of the month. The _chief of months_... [ Continue Reading ]
ALL THE CONGREGATION OF ISRAEL. The nation represented by its elders. Upon retiring from Pharaoh's presence, Moses had undoubtedly withdrawn to the land of Goshen, to arrange for the departure that he saw now to be close at hand. ON THE TENTH DAY. The Paschal Lamb was selected on the tenth day of... [ Continue Reading ]
IF THE HOUSEHOLD BE TOO LITTLE FOR THE LAMB. No mention is made here of the number of persons necessary to. Paschal company, but. Jewish tradition fixed ten as the least number, and including children it averaged about twenty. An individual might not eat the Passover alone.... [ Continue Reading ]
YOUR LAMB SHALL BE WITHOUT BLEMISH. God has always required that the offerings made to him shall be of the best. FROM THE SHEEP OR FROM THE GOATS. It was understood by the Jews that. goat was not to be taken if. sheep could be obtained. At. later period in Jewish history only lambs were chosen. Th... [ Continue Reading ]
II. THE PASCHAL LAMB SLAIN. 6. YE SHALL KEEP IT UP UNTIL THE FOURTEENTH OF THE MONTH. The Hebrew implies that It was to be kept with great care, which appears to be the meaning of the expression, "keep it up."--_ Canon Cook._ For three days, which were, as we suppose, the days of darkness in the l... [ Continue Reading ]
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 the atonement (Romans 5:11).--_ M. Henry._ The blood had to be sprinkled by. formal act; we receive t... [ Continue Reading ]
THEY SHALL EAT THE FLESH. As the death of the Paschal lamb is. symbol of the redemption, by which the death penalty due from one is paid by another, so the eating of it is. figure of the participation of pardon, acceptance, and blessedness, consequent upon the atonement. ROAST WITH FIRE. Roasted,... [ Continue Reading ]
EAT NOT OF IT RAW, NOR SODDEN... WITH WATER. Not raw, as thus it was unfit for use; nor sodden with water, which would take away its strength and savor. HIS HEAD WITH HIS LEGS. The lamb was to be roasted whole, not. bone broken, the entrails being cleansed and put back, and all the viscera, as he... [ Continue Reading ]
III. THE PASCHAL BLOOD. PASSOVER. 11. THUS SHALL YE EAT IT. As the first Passover was eaten in the last hours of their stay in Egypt, they must have been all ready to leave, waiting for the final word. Usually they sat or reclined upon the table, but now they were to stand on their feet. Their fee... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR. WILL PASS THROUGH EGYPT THIS NIGHT. This explains how the blood of the lamb was the Lord's Passover. He would pass in wrath through Egypt, but _pass over_ the homes of Israel where the blood of the lamb was sprinkled on the door post. The word rendered "pass through" is wholly distinct from th... [ Continue Reading ]
THE BLOOD SHALL TO. TOKEN. The blood was not needed to show God the homes of Israel, but it was needed to show to the Israelites that their trust must be in God. So with all the positive commands of God. He does not need them, but we do. He does not need baptism as. demonstration of our faith, repe... [ Continue Reading ]
THIS DAY. The fourteenth of Abib, or Nisan, which was forever to be memorial as Israel's birthday. The full moon of the spring equinox, when nature begins her round once more was ever to be the great national festival of Israel.--_ F. H. Newhall._ A MEMORIAL. The Passover was to be. commemorative... [ Continue Reading ]