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. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 12:2 The events of the plagues and the exodus are so significant for Israel’s identity as an emerging nation that the MONTH they come out of Egypt will become for them THE FIRST MONTH OF THE YEAR. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=image... [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 12:8 The Passover lamb is to be eaten WITH UNLEAVENED BREAD. Israel would be leaving Egypt so quickly that they would have packed up their dough before it rose (vv. Exodus 12:34, Exodus 12:39). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.l... [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 12:11 Similar to the instruction about unleavened bread (v. Exodus 12:8), Israel is to eat the Passover dressed in a way that symbolizes their leaving Egypt in the middle of the night (vv. Exodus 12:31). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, le... [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 12:12 Yahweh is the only true God of heaven and earth, and he is acting on the Israelites’ behalf. This is being displayed in judgment on Egypt’s land, animals, people, king, and GODS. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, im... [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 12:13 The BLOOD placed on the doorway of the houses of Israel functioned both as the SIGN that they were a part of the Lord’s people and as the signal that their house should be protected by the Lord (see also vv. Exodus 12:21). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName... [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 12:14 The instructions in this section relate particularly to the way that Israel will celebrate the Feast of Unleavened Bread in the Promised Land. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 12:15 THAT PERSON SHALL BE CUT OFF FROM ISRAEL (also v. Exodus 12:19). Eating leavened bread during the Passover was a serious sin. Although being “cut off” is the punishment for several violations of the law (e.g., Genesis 17:14; Leviticus 7:20; Leviticus 20:17), it is not usu... [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 12:19 A SOJOURNER OR A NATIVE OF THE LAND. See vv. Exodus 12:43. The sojourners were non-Israelites, living among Israel. Often they were converts to the Lord. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 12:22 HYSSOP. A bushy shrub used as a brush in cleansing ceremonies (see Leviticus 14:4; Numbers 19:6, Numbers 19:18). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 12:23 WHEN HE SEES THE BLOOD. See note on v. 13. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 12:35 Israel’s asking FOR SILVER AND GOLD JEWELRY AND FOR CLOTHING (v. Exodus 12:35) fulfills what the Lord had promised Moses at the burning bush (Exodus 3:22) and what he had promised Abraham—that his descendants would come out (of Egypt) “with great possessions” (Genesis 15:... [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 12:37 While the sons of Jacob and their families arrived in Egypt with 70 persons (see Exodus 1:5), the people of Israel who were going out of the land now numbered more than SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND..., BESIDES WOMEN AND CHILDREN. This would suggest a total of about 2 million peop... [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 12:39 Israel’s inability to prepare ANY PROVISIONS FOR THEMSELVES is merciful because the Lord will continually demonstrate his provision for them. Israel needs to fully trust the Lord during the journey to Sinai (see Exodus 15:24; Exodus 16:2; Exodus 17:2). ⇐ ⇔... [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 12:41 The reference to Israel as the HOSTS OF THE LORD (also vv. Exodus 12:17, Exodus 12:51; Exodus 7:4) brings to mind a military image. The pharaoh mentioned in Exodus 1:8 had enslaved Israel because he feared they would form a military alliance with one of Egypt’s enemies (E... [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 12:43 The rules related to the Passover were necessary in light of the “mixed multitude” that went out of Egypt with Israel (v. Exodus 12:38). Participation in the feasts required that a person be identified as a part of God’s people by being CIRCUMCISED (v. Exodus 12:48). ⇐ ⇔... [ Continue Reading ]