Exodus 12:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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,a according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house: ”

Exodus 12:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A lamb - The Hebrew word is general, meaning either a sheep or a goat - male or female - and of any age; the age and sex are therefore epecially defined in the following verse. The direction to s...
Exodus 12:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

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] (c) fathers, a lamb for an house: (...
Exodus 12:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 12:1-13 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...
Exodus 12:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Israel . Some codices, with Samaritan Pentateuch, The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, Septuagint, and Syriac, read "of the sons of Israel". man . Hebrew. 'ish (App-14.) lamb . Hebrew. seh, "...
Exodus 12:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

3. Speak ye unto all. A question is asked on this passage, why, when one Lamb alone was offered in sacrifice for the reconciliation of the Church, and God was propitiated by the blood of one...
Exodus 12:3 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 77 THE PASSOVER Exodus 12:3-11 . 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...
Exodus 12:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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 an house: In the...
Exodus 12:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

In the tenth day of this month— It appears from Exodus 12:6 that the passover was to be celebrated on the fourteenth day of the month. In after-times they did not begin their preparation till the...
Exodus 12:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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 an house: Sp...
Exodus 12:3 - 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,...
Exodus 12:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

In the tenth day. — It is evident that this direction must have been given before the tenth day had arrived, probably some days before. The object of the direction was to allow ample time for the c...
Exodus 12:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XII. THE PASSOVER. Exodus 12:1-28 . 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...
Exodus 12:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Passover Lamb and its Sprinkled Blood Exodus 12:1-14 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 Cros...
Exodus 12:3 - 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 the...
Exodus 12:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Was not this typical of the Lord Jesus? Is he not uniformly known through all scripture as the Lamb of God? See Rev_13:8; Rev_5:6-9; Rev_5:12 then John 1:29 . Four days before the Lamb was to be kil...
Exodus 12:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel ,.... That is, to the elders of the people, and heads of families; unless we can suppose that they had been gradually gathered, and were now gathered tog...
Exodus 12:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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 an house: Ver....
Exodus 12:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

In the tenth day of this month It was necessary they should now begin to prepare the passover four days before, because otherwise it would have been difficult to get ready so many lambs in Egypt, e...
Exodus 12:3 - L. 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 Eg...
Exodus 12:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Appointment of the Passover; the Feast of Unleavened Bread. B. C. 1491. 1 And the L...
Exodus 12:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

In the tenth day; partly, that they might have the lamb ready for the sacrifice, and might not be distracted about procuring it when they should be going to use it; partly, that by the frequent con...
Exodus 12:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 12 Instructions To Israel Concerning The Passover. This chapter is partly historical, and partly explanatory. It splits into a number of sections. (1) Exodus 12:1-14 contain the explana...
Exodus 12:3 - 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 gr...
Exodus 12:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Exodus 12:1-2 . 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...
Exodus 12:3 - 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 Septemb...
Exodus 12:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

If the household be too little for the lamb. Too little for the lamb I. The text reminds us of a primary privilege. 1. That each man of Israel ate the passover for himself; “every man accord...
Exodus 12:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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...
Exodus 12:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Ordinances Concerning the Passover
Exodus 12:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

speak ye Exodus 4:30 Exodus 6:6 Exodus 14:15 Exodus 20:19 Leviticus 1:2 in the tenth Exodus 12:6 John 12:1 John 12:12 take to Genesis 4:4 Genesis 22:8 1 Samuel 7:9 John 1:29...
Exodus 12:3 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Blood of the Cross in Exodus Exodus 12:1-13 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 e...
Exodus 12:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Take every man a lamb — In each of their families, or two or three families, if they were small, join for a lamb. The lamb was to be got ready four days before. and that afternoon they went, they w...

Exodus 12:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Exodus 12:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Exodus 12:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 12:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Exodus 12:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 12:3 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Exodus 12:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Exodus 12:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Exodus 12:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Exodus 12:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 12:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Exodus 12:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Exodus 12:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Exodus 12:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Exodus 12:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Exodus 12:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Exodus 12:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Exodus 12:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Exodus 12:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 12:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Exodus 12:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Exodus 12:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 12:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Exodus 12:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Exodus 12:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Exodus 12:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

Exodus 12:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Exodus 12:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Exodus 12:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Exodus 12:3 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Exodus 12:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes