Exodus 13:12 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ That thou shalt set apart unto the LORD all that openeth the matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males shall be the LORD'S. ”

Exodus 13:12 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Laws about Firstborn and Mazzoth: Exodus 13:1 f. P. Law of Firstborn. Here all are sacred to Yahweh; in J ( Exodus 13:12 f., Exodus 34:19 f.) and E ( Exodus 22:29 f.) all males, the ass to...
Exodus 13:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

That thou shalt set apart unto the LORD all that openeth the matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males shall be the LORD'S.
Exodus 13:12 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Thou shalt set apart unto the Lord— Shalt cause to pass over. Margin of our Bibles. Shalt transfer the right from thyself to the Lord. See Numbers 3:12-48 . Every firstling that cometh of a b...
Exodus 13:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Thou shalt therefore keep this ordinance in his season from year to year. No JFB commentary on these verses.
Exodus 13:12 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Consecration of the Firstborn. The March to Etham 1-16. The Consecration of the Firstborn. All Israel was holy unto the Lord: see on Exodus 19:5 ; Exodus 19:6 . But the firstborn of man and...
Exodus 13:12 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Thou shalt set apart — i.e., separate off from the rest of the flock or herd, that it might not be mixed up with those which were not “sanctified.”
Exodus 13:12 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XIII. THE LAW OF THE FIRSTBORN. Exodus 13:1-22 . Much that was said in the twelfth chapter is repeated in the thirteenth. And this repetition is clearly due to a formal rehearsal, ma...
Exodus 13:12 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the First-born Set Apart unto Jehovah Exodus 13:1-16 Two Hebrew customs dated from the Exodus-first, the dedication of the first-born to God's service, and second, the Feast of Unleavened Bread...
Exodus 13:12 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

As the Passover feast signified the deliverance from death by obedience, and the sprinkling of blood signified redemption through death, the feast of Unleavened Bread was established in connection wi...
Exodus 13:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

See Exodus 22:30 ; Numbers 18:17-18 . These things evidently shadowed forth what Paul explains more fully. Romans 8:20-22 . Hence every unclean beast was to be redeemed or destroyed.
Exodus 13:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

That thou shalt set apart unto the Lord all that openeth the matrix ,.... Or "the womb", as in Exodus 13:2 , and this phrase, "set apart", explains the word "sanctify" there, and shows that it sign...
Exodus 13:12 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

That thou shalt set apart unto the LORD all that openeth the matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males [shall be] the LORD'S. Ver. 12. The males shall be the Lor...
Exodus 13:12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Every firstling of a beast shall be the Lord's That is, every firstling male of a clean beast, as of the cow, sheep, or goat kind, was to be offered in sacrifice; and the blood being sprinkled, and...
Exodus 13:12 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

GOD'S CLAIMS ON THE FIRSTBORN (vs.1-2) Rather than God's allowing the people to rush to get out of the borders of Egypt, He calmly insists first on His own claims over Israel. Only in verse 20 of...
Exodus 13:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

God's Claim upon the Firstborn. B. C. 1491. 11 And it shall be when the L ORD shall b...
Exodus 13:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Thou shalt set apart, i. e. separate it from the rest, resign thy right in it to God. Heb. Cause it to pass, not through the fire, as that verb is used, Deuteronomy 18:10 2 Kings 16:3 ; but...
Exodus 13:12 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Redemption of the Firstborn Who Are Holy to Yahweh ( Exodus 13:11-16 ). Further regulation and explanation concerning the firstborn is now laid down, with special reference to its being explai...
Exodus 13:12 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Exodus 13:4 . The month Abib.]—The “ month of the ear-time , according to tradition the month Nisan in the later Hebrew, corresponding to April” (Fürst). Exodus 13:16 . Tok...
Exodus 13:12 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Exodus 13:2 . Sanctify unto me all the firstborn. The firstborn having the birthright, were, according to the patriarchal economy, the priests of God. The firstlings of the clean beasts were to be...
Exodus 13:12 - The Biblical Illustrator

All the firstborn. Firstborn to be dedicated to God 1. Jehovah is the beginning and end of His own ordinances. He sets them for Himself. 2. The Church must act these duties from God unto God...
Exodus 13:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION SANCTIFICATION OF THE FIRSTBORN . In connection with the deliverance from death of the Israelite first-born by the blood of the lamb, and still further to fix the remembrance o...
Exodus 13:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Concerning the First-Born.
Exodus 13:12 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

thou shalt Exodus 13:2 Exodus 22:29 Exodus 34:19 Leviticus 27:26 Numbers 8:17 Numbers 18:15 Deuteronomy 15:19 Ezekiel 44:30 set apart. Heb. cause to pass over. openeth Exodus 34:19...

Exodus 13:12 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 13:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Exodus 13:12 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Exodus 13:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Exodus 13:12 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 13:12 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Exodus 13:12 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Exodus 13:12 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Exodus 13:12 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Exodus 13:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Exodus 13:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Exodus 13:12 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Exodus 13:12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Exodus 13:12 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 13:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Exodus 13:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Exodus 13:12 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 13:12 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Exodus 13:12 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Exodus 13:12 - The Biblical Illustrator

Exodus 13:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Exodus 13:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Exodus 13:12 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge