For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob.
For this was a statue for Israel and a law of the God of Jacob. "This" - i:e., the observance of the "solemn feast day." "A law" - literally, 'a judgment:' so 'a right appertaining to lª- the God of Jacob.' God, by having delivered Israel, has acquired a right to Israel's joyful obedience to the ordinance of the Passover. Israel should pay to God that which is His due, on the ground of the mercies received.