Exodus 12:43-48 - The Biblical Illustrator

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The ordinance of the Passover.

Minute instructions in reference to the observance of the Passover

I. That God not only institutes ordinances for men, but also shows in what way they are to be observed.

II. That God will not allow any stranger to the death of Christ to partake of His Holy Sacrament. “There shall no stranger eat thereof.”

III. That a mere hired and nominal relation to the Church does not give a true right to the Holy Sacrament. “An hired servant shall not eat thereof.”

IV. That circumcision of heart is necessary (Exodus 12:48). (J. S. Exell, M. A.).

Related Commentaries of Exodus 12:43

Exodus 12:43-48

43 And the LORD said unto Moses and Aaron, This is the ordinance of the passover: There shall no stranger eat thereof:

44 But every man's servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.

45 A foreigner and an hired servant shall not eat thereof.

46 In one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not carry forth ought of the flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall ye break a bone thereof.

47 All the congregation of Israel shall keepk it.

48 And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the passover to the LORD, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land: for no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof.