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David Guzik · Citado em PreceptAustin
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Guzik - The coming deliverance from Egypt was such a significant act that God told the children of Israel to remake their calendar. The new year would now start with the month of their redemption from Egypt. It was a dramatic way of saying that everything was to change.
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Guzik - The rabbis later determined that there should be at least ten people for each Passover lamb, and not more than twenty. J
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Guzik - By the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, Paul made it perfectly clear: For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us (1 Corinthians 5:7). John the Baptist drew on a similar image when he said of Jesus, Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! (John 1:29) It seems that Jesus was actually crucified on Passover (John 19:14). We see Jesus in the Passover. • Jesus lived with and became bonded to the human family before He was sacrificed for them. • The sacrifice of Jesus has to be appropriate to each home, not simply on a national or community basis. • Jesus the Passover Lamb was spotless—perfectly so, not stained by any sin, any moral or spiritual imperfection. • It was only the blood of Jesus, His actual poured-out life that atoned for sin. • In His death Jesus was touched with fire, the fire of God’s judgment and wrath. • In His death Jesus received the bitter cup of God’s judgment. • The work of Jesus has to be received fully, with none left in reserve. • The Passover work of Jesus for His people is the dawn and prelude to their freedom. Exodus 12:12 'For I will go through the land of Egypt on that night, and will strike down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments--I am the LORD. I will go through the land of Egypt - Ex 12:23 11:4,5 Am 5:17 will strike down - Ex 12:29,30 11:4-6 against - Nu 33:4 1Sa 5:3 6:5 1Ch 14:12 Isa 19:1 Jer 43:13 Zep 2:11 gods - Ex 21:6 22:28 Ps 82:1,6 Joh 10:34,35 I am the LORD - Ex 6:2 Isa 43:11-15 Eze 12:16 JEHOVAH'S PERSONAL JUDGMENT AGAINST EGYPT AND THEIR "GODS" 'For I will go through - The verb means pass over, across, through. the land of Egypt on that night, and will strike down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast - This speaks of divine judgment and ultimately is a picture of divine judgment upon sin. The NET version for strike down has I will attack, picturing in a sense a war (spiritual war). The plague is all inclusive. Guzik - God regarded Israel as His firstborn, His favored people. If Egypt refused to release God’s firstborn, then God required the firstborn of Egypt as a penalty and judgment. Jehovah does not smite without giving warning and twice we read of the warning MESSAGE MOSES WAS TO DELIVER TO PHARAOH (Actually Moses' deliverance of this message is not recorded but we know it was in fact spoken by Moses to Pharaoh because when the plagues began, Moses began to show unhesitating obedience) - Ex 4:22-23+ Then you shall say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says the LORD, “Israel is My son, My firstborn. 23 “So I said to you, ‘Let My son go that he may serve Me’; but you have refused to let him go. Behold, I will kill your son, your firstborn.”’” MESSAGE TO THE ISRAELITES - IF THEY REFUSED TO HEED THIS WARNING THEY WOULD SUFFER THE PLAGUE! Ex 11:5+ and all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of the Pharaoh who sits on his throne, even to the firstborn of the slave girl who is behind the millstones; all the firstborn of the cattle as well. THOUGHT - Note the important principle that Jehovah does not judge, condemn and kill men with first warning them of His certain coming judgment if they continue to refuse to "take refuge in Him" (IN CHRIST)! (Ps 2:12, Acts 4:12+) Jesus made it clear that "God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him. He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already (TO REFUSE REFUGE BRINGS A MAN INTO THE STATE OF JUDGMENT), because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God." (John 3:17-18+) Have you taken refuge in Christ, in the "Ark" so that you might be rescued from the wrath to come, not only in the last 7 years of this age, but from age to age, i.e., throughout eternity? Look to Christ or as the Spirit wrote in Isaiah "Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else." (Isa 45:22 - the verse God used to save C H Spurgeon). NET - The verb נָכָה (nakhah) means “to strike, smite, attack”; it does not always mean “to kill,” but that is obviously its outcome in this context. This is also its use in Ex 2:12, describing how Moses killed the Egyptian and buried him in the sand. And against all the gods of Egypt - God's judgment is not just against the natural but against the supernatural, the spiritual powers in the heavenlies (cf Eph 6:12+), all the demons behind all the gods of Egypt (cf 1 Cor 8:4, 5, 10:19,20, Dt 31:17). As
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Guzik applies this writing "It was for right then, right now, and you had to receive all of it without thinking you could take a bit then and come back to it later if you pleased. We take all of Jesus, not just the parts that please us." Alan Cole suggests "it was to be eaten ceremonially in God’s presence: nothing might remain over, nor be taken away (Exod. 23:18). This was either to prevent profanation, or to discourage magical practices. (TOTC-Ex) but whatever is left of it until morning, you shall burn with fire - This meat was to be treated as sacred and thus not to be used at any other time. Currid - The meat of the animal had been set apart for the Passover celebration; it was too sacred to be used at any other time. The Hebrews were not to save any meat for later. In addition, the full consumption of the sacrifice points to its completeness and efficacy. It signifies a full-scale redemption. Exodus 12:11 'Now you shall eat it in this manner: with your loins girded, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and you shall eat it in haste--it is the LORD'S Passover. loins - Mt 26:19,20 Lu 12:35 Eph 6:14 1 Pe 1:13 sandals- Lu 7:38 15:22 Eph 6:15 it is the LORD'S Passover - Ex 12:27 Lev 23:5 Nu 28:16 De 16:2-6 1Co 5:7 DRESSED NOT FOR LEISURE BUT FOR LEAVING! Now you shall eat it in this manner: with your loins girded, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand - A staff in your hand would be a bit awkward to eat with staff in hand but again depicts the need to be ready to move out at a moment's notice. To have your loins girded means to have your flowing robe tucked up on you belt so you are not tripped up as you walk briskly out of the land of Egypt. Peter figuratively speaks of loins girded to those who have been saved... Therefore, gird your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. (1 Peter 1:13+, cf Eph 6:14+) (Notice that one of the best ways to have a girded mind and sober spirit is to set your mind, your hope, on the blessed return of Jesus and the sure promise of future, eternal good for all who are in Christ!) J
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Guzik - The Passover lamb had to be eaten in faith, trusting that the deliverance promised to Israel was present, and that they would walk in that deliverance immediately. The book of Hebrews emphasizes the importance of faith in keeping the Passover - "By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that he who destroyed the firstborn would not touch them." (Hebrews 11:28+) Comment - Notice the association of by faith with he kept which clearly links genuine faith with obedience. God affirms that Moses' obediently keeping the Passover the night before he led Israel out of Egypt was the result of his faith and not just religious ceremonialism. Moses' faith produced a response of obedience to the divine command. Moses believed God's promise that the Destroyer of the firstborn would pass over those houses whose doorposts and lintels were sprinkled with the blood of the Passover lamb. It was D L Moody who said that "Faith makes all things possible; love makes all things easy." Indeed, Moses showed his love by his obedience (cp Jn 14:15, 1Jn 5:3). Warren
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Guzik comments that "Leaven was also a picture of sin and corruption, because of the way a little leaven influences a whole lump of dough, and also because of the way leaven “puffs up” the lump—even as pride and sin makes us “puffed up.”. Significantly, God called them to walk “unleavened” after their initial deliverance from Egypt. Symbolically, they were being called to a life in moral purity before the LORD. That person shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel - Cut off does not mean killed but does indicate thrown out of the congregation of the Israelites. Cut off is translated in the Septuagint with exolothreuo which means to be utterly or completely cut off. Bruckner has an interesting thought on cut off - Cutting off was not enforced legally in Judaism, but was left to God, with the expectation of no descendents and an early death.' Cut off (03772)(karath) literally means to cut, to cut off or to sever an object from its source or cut into parts and implies a violent action. For example, Zipporah "cut off her son’s foreskin." (Ex 4:25) or the Jews "cut down a branch with a single cluster of grapes." (Nu 13:2-24, cf Dt 19:5, 20:19-20, Jdg 9:48-49, 1Sa 5:4, 17:51, 24:4-5,11, 31:9, 2Sa 10:4, 2Sa 20:22) In another literal use as punishment to Israel for breaking the Mosaic covenant (cf Dt 29:25, 31:16), God says He will "cut down (karath) your incense altars" (Lev 26:30, cf Jdg 6:25-26, cf 1Sa 28:9). A sacrificial animal was not to be offered if it was "cut" (karath) (Lev 22:24). Whether he is an alien or a native of the land. - The point is that just like the moral laws, the ordinances of the Passover/Unleavened bread were just as binding on aliens as they were on the native Israelites. "These regulations apply both to the foreigners living among you and to the native-born Israelites. (Exo 12:19NLT) The alien may not eat the lamb or celebrate the festival unless he is circumcised, as was the native Israelite. He must wear the physical sign of belonging to the people of God or he is not included in the celebration. Alien (sojouner) (01616)(ger from gur = to live among people not one's blood relatives) is a masculine noun meaning sojourner, alien, stranger. It describes someone who did not enjoy rights usually possessed by residents. It describes a person who does not belong to the nation of Israel by ancestry. The Hebrew word refers to a resident alien, a person to be distinguished from a foreigner. It is someone who has taken up permanent residence in Israel but is not an Israelite by birth or inheritance. In Israel, the alien had a special status and had various rights, such as religious participation. Uses of ger in Exodus - Exod. 2:22; Exod. 12:19; Exod. 12:48; Exod. 12:49; Exod. 18:3; Exod. 20:10; Exod. 22:21; Exod. 23:9; Exod. 23:12; J
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Guzik - Rescue from the angel of death didn’t happen by a prayer or a fasting or a good work; it was accomplished by a life given on behalf of others. S Lewis
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Guzik - Passover was the greatest work of redemption performed on the Old Testament side of the cross. In the same way Jesus gave the new Passover, saying that His work on the cross was not only for that generation, but should be remembered and applied to all generations (Luke 22:14–20+). THOUGHT - The most notable use of latreia is in found in Romans 12:1+ where Paul exhorts believers on the basis of our "deliverance" from "Egypt" (sin and Satan - Romans 1-11) and founded on the mercies of God (cf Ro 11:32+), we should in great gratitude make a presentation of our bodies to God, something we should consider doing every day. And so Paul writes Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship (latreia). Exodus 12:26 "And when your children say to you, 'What does this rite mean to you?' your children - Ex 13:8,9,14,15,22 De 6:7 11:19 32:7 Jos 4:6,7,21-24 Ps 78:3-6 Ps 145:4 Isa 38:19 Eph 6:4 MOSES IS CONCLUDING INSTRUCTIONS TO ISRAEL And when your children say to you, 'What does this rite mean to you - The practice of the Passover/Unleavened bread will stimulate the children to ask and give an opportunity to tell them about the great and marvelous deeds of Jehovah. John Currid - Moses reiterates the pedagogic aspect of the Passover ritual. When children see the events of the Passover celebration they will naturally be curious. Parents are to seize the opportunity to share with their children the story of redemption from Egypt, and continually to remind them of the God who acts. One is reminded of the song of Moses, a song that will be sung one day in Heaven... And they sang the song of Moses the bond-servant of God and the song of the Lamb, saying, "Great and marvelous are Thy works, O Lord God, the Almighty; Righteous and true are Thy ways, Thou King of the nations. (Revelation 15:3+) Play (and be blessed) the Song of Moses - Brooklyn Tabernacle and version by Paul Wilbur, Jewish believer. Exodus 12:27 you shall say, 'It is a Passover sacrifice to the LORD who passed over the houses of the sons of Israel in Egypt when He smote the Egyptians, but spared our homes.' " And the people bowed low and worshiped. It is a Passover sacrifice to the LORD - Ex 12:11,23 34:25 De 16:2,5 1Co 5:7 bowed - Ex 4:31 Ex 34:8 1Ch 29:20 2Ch 20:18 29:30 Ne 8:6 ANSWER TO THE CHILDREN A SMOTING AND SPARING You shall say - Giving answer to the curious children. 'It is a Passover sacrifice to the LORD who passed over the houses of the sons of Israel in Egypt when He smote the Egyptians, but spared our homes - Note the two fold work of defeating the enemy (Egypt - cf sin and Satan for believers) and delivering Israel NET Note on sacrifice - This expression “the sacrifice of Yahweh’s Passover” occurs only here. The word זֶבַח (zevakh) means “slaughtering” and so a blood sacrifice. The fact that this word is used in Lev 3:1,3, 6, 9+ for the peace offering has linked the Passover as a kind of peace offering, and both the Passover and the peace offerings were eaten as communal meals. Smote (05062) (nagaph) means to give a blow, bring a plague, usually from God and either fatal or disastrous (Ex 8:2, Passover - Ex 12:23, 27, Ex 32:35 = smiting Israel after making a golden calf). Exodus uses - Exod. 8:2; Exod. 12:23; Exod. 12:27; Exod. 21:22; Exod. 21:35; Exod. 32:35; And the people bowed low and worshiped - Notice that this actually occurs before the event took place. So a great salvation (Heb 2:3) should always prompt reverence and worship. Bruckner - They worshiped although they were not yet delivered. They worshiped because they believed that the Lord would follow through on these promises. The exact phrase bowed low and worshiped was used earlier to describe the sons of Israel in Exodus 4:31+ Moses recording "So the people believed; and when they heard that the LORD was concerned about the sons of Israel and that He had seen their affliction, then they bowed low and worshiped." Worshiped (prostrated) (07812)(shachah) means to bow down, to prostrate oneself, to crouch, to fall down, to humbly beseech, to do reverence, to worship. The idea is to assume a prostrate position as would in paying homage to royalty (Ge 43:28) or to God (Ge 24:26, Ps 95:6). The Septuagint translate shachah here with proskuneo meaning to fall down and worship, prostrating oneself before God. Proskuneo has a basic sense bow down to kiss someone's feet, garment hem, or the ground in front of Him. Exodus 12:28 Then the sons of Israel went and did so; just as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron, so they did. Heb 11:28+ WORSHIP FOLLOWED BY WORK Real worship will be shown to be real by what happens after we worship! Do we walk out with a greater desire to obey God because we have just experienced God in worship? Do we walk out spiritually energized by the Spirit to more quickly "deflect" the arrows of temptation? If our answer if "no" to these (and othe similar questions), perhaps we have not truly worshiped! Or perhaps we have a case of rapid onset spiritual amnesia! Obedience is born out of obeisance. -- John Currid Guzik comments that "In many ways these were the most important words of the whole account. As great as God’s deliverance was, the people would have never received it if they had failed to do what God told them to do." Then the sons of Israel went and did so just as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron, so they did - This passage sums up the fact that Israel kept the Passover exactly as they had been instructed. Note the repetition of did so...so they did, clearly marking their obedience. They heard and they heeded the instructions from God through Moses and Aaron to the elders to the sons of Israel. This is a marked contrast from Ex 6:9+ "So Moses spoke thus to the sons of Israel, but they did not listen to Moses on account of their despondency and cruel bondage." But sadly after so great a salvation the sons of Israel quickly forgot God's wondrous works and so we read "But they did not listen to Moses, and some left part of it until morning, and it bred worms and became foul; and Moses was angry with them." (Ex 16:20+) Walter Kaiser comments that "The section closes with one of those rare notices in Israel’s history: they did exactly what the Lord had commanded (v. 28)—and well they might after witnessing what had happened to the obstinate king and people of Egypt!” (EBC-Ex) Bruckner writes that "What follows are seven succinct reports that read like a series of related news bulletins (Ex 12:29–30; 31–32; 33–34; 35–36; 37–38; 39; 40–41). The narrative is in a hurry. Pharaoh and the Egyptians were in a hurry. The people and their bread were moving out. Exodus 12:29 Now it came about at midnight that the LORD struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the dungeon, and all the firstborn of cattle. at midnight - Ex 12:12 11:4 13:15 Job 34:20 1Th 5:2,3 the Lord struck - Nu 3:13 8:17 33:4 Ps 78:51 105:36 135:8 136:10 Heb 11:28 Heb 12:23 the firstborn of Pharaoh - Ex 4:23 11:5 in the dungeon, Isa 24:22 51:14 Jer 38:6,13 Zec 9:11 NIGHT OF DEPARTURE FROM EGYPT (Exodus 12:29-42) This is a record of the actual historical event when all the preceding descriptions given to Israel come to pass. NET - The next section records the deliverance of Israel from Egypt, and so becomes the turning point of the book. Now it came about at midnight - God's "clock" struck midnight and He struck the firstborn. Likely they would have been sound asleep. God's judgment may come at any time, and usually when we least expect it. If you are pondering the claims of Jesus, do not procrastinate because today may be your "midnight." (see 2 Cor 6:2). Guzik - God told Moses that Pharaoh would not let them go until he was forced to by God’s mighty works (Exodus 3:19–20), and that this work would somehow touch the firstborn of Egypt (Exodus 4:21–23). Now the situation unfolded just as God said it would. That the LORD struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the dungeon, and all the firstborn of cattle - Repeats the truth of Ex 11:5. No one was excluded (except those with blood on their doorposts), affecting from the highest, the palace, to the lowest, the prison, and all in between, "It spans all, from the one who enjoys the greatest comfort to the one in the situation of least comfort." (Currid)
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Guzik - In dealing with Pharaoh, God first had to inform his mind, and then break his will. Pharaoh’s problem wasn’t that there was insufficient intellectual evidence; his heart had to be broken and made soft towards God. Egypt and Pharaoh would not give God His firstborn—Israel (Exodus 4:22–23); so God took the firstborn of Egypt. Finally, Pharaoh knew that the LORD God was greater than all the Egyptian gods, and was greater than Pharaoh himself—who was thought to be a god. Currid - The serious nature of the plague is also highlighted by the singling out of Pharaoh in the passage. First, he is humiliated by being forced to rise from his bed in the middle of the night, a procedure that is clearly not one normally associated with royalty. And, more critically, the king’s house is subject to the consequences of the plague. It is a true statement that the final plague is primarily directed against Pharaoh as a god of Egypt and against the Egyptian royal succession. Numbers 33:4 links the Passover with the judgement upon the deities of Egypt. And there was a great cry in Egypt, for there was no home where there was not someone dead. - The extent of the plague is emphasized by fact that it was throughout the land. Guzik - Israel cried to God for deliverance (Ex 2:23), and they cried to Pharaoh from relief (Ex 5:15). Now the Egyptians had reason to cry. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - No people were more remarkable and frantic in their mournings than the Egyptians. When a relative died, every one left the house, and the women, with their hair loose, and their bosoms bare, ran wild about the street. The men also, with their apparel equally disordered, kept them company; all shrieking, howling, and beating themselves. What a scene of horror and distress must now have presented itself, when there was not a family in Egypt where there was not one dead! Exodus 12:31 Then he called for Moses and Aaron at night and said, "Rise up, get out from among my people, both you and the sons of Israel; and go, worship the LORD, as you have said. called - Ex 10:29 Rise up - Ex 3:19,20 6:1 11:1,8 Ps 105:38 the children - Ex 10:9 PHARAOH IS DESPERATE! Then he called for Moses and Aaron at night - Pharaoh is forced by God's actions to eat a large slice of "humble pie!" He now has to summon the very men he threw out in Ex 10:28. Recall that Moses had been told Pharaoh would not allow Israel to go except under compulsion (Ex 3:19). Compulsion is an irresistible impulse to act regardless of the rationality of the motivation! Pharaoh was now under divine compulsion, just as Jehovah had predicted! And said, "Rise up, get out from among my people, both you and the sons of Israel - The urgency of Pharaoh is emphasized by the abrupt use of the imperatives (which total four - all in red)! This is actually the first time Pharaoh calls the Hebrews by the name sons of Israel, which would seem to be his way of acknowledging their status as in the process of becoming a sovereign nation. Currid makes an interesting comment that "The first two imperatives are found elsewhere in Scripture to indicate great haste. In Genesis 19:14 ("Up, get out of this place,"), Lot urges his sons-in-law with these imperatives to flee for their lives from Sodom." And go, worship the LORD, as you have said - Since it was night presumably Moses did not see but only heard Pharaoh who had warned him "Then Pharaoh said to him, “Get away from me! Beware, do not see my face again, for in the day you see my face you shall die!” Moses said, “You are right; I shall never see your face again!” (Ex 10:28-29). NET - It appears from this clause that Pharaoh has given up attempting to impose restrictions as he had earlier. With the severe judgment on him for his previous refusals he should now know that these people are no longer his subjects, and he is no longer sovereign. As Moses had insisted, all the Israelites would leave, and with all their possessions, to worship Yahweh. Exodus 12:32 "Take both your flocks and your herds, as you have said, and go, and bless me also." your flocks - Ex 10:26 bless me - Ex 8:28 9:28 Ge 27:34,38 LEAVE BUT LEAVE A BLESSING! Take both your flocks and your herds, as you have said, and go, and bless me also - Pharaoh is forced to meet all of God's demands and adds none of his restrictions. "Pharaoh probably meant that they should bless him also when they were sacrificing to Yahweh in their religious festival—after all, he might reason, he did let them go (after divine judgment). To bless him would mean to invoke good gifts from God for him." (NET) Everyone wants a blessing from God with no strings attached! Currid - Pharaoh gives no time-frame for their departure and places no restrictions on how long they may be gone. Apparently, at least for the moment, the King of Egypt has been defeated. The ultimate humiliation of Pharaoh is seen in his seeking the blessing of the prophets even after his defeat...there was no real repentance on the part of the king. He gave no recognition of any personal responsibility—he wanted the blessing without the liability, the shame, or the consequences. He simply desired the plagues to be gone. We know this to be the case, because once the immediate shock following the final plague had subsided, the Egyptian king pursued the Hebrews in order to destroy them.
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Guzik - Receiving the covenant of circumcision and taking Passover were all part of the same package. Exodus 12:44 but every man's slave purchased with money, after you have circumcised him, then he may eat of it. circumcised - Ge 17:12,13,23 but every man's slave purchased with money, after you have circumcised him, then he may eat of it - Permission for slaves to eat the Passover was only if they had been circumcised. Exodus 12:45 "A sojourner or a hired servant shall not eat of it. Lev 22:10 Eph 2:12 A sojourner or a hired servant shall not eat of it - "Temporary residents and hired servants may not eat it." (Ex 12:45 NLT) A sojourner was a temporary visitors who were dependent in some way on the nation. They were temporary residents, persons working in the land without benefit of wages. The sojourner was less assimilated than the alien and was often attached to someone else's household. He could not participate in the Passover (Exo. 12:45; Lev. 22:10), but could flee to a city of refuge in time of need (Num. 35:15). Leviticus 25 contains a body of regulations concerning the status of a sojourner. A hired servant refers to a rented or hired person, animal, or object (Ex. 12:45; 22:15). Wages were to be paid promptly to hired workers (Lev. 19:13). Restrictions were laid on hired persons concerning Temple rituals and holy things (Lev. 22:10). Special laws affected the lives of hired laborers. They were not to eat of the Passover (Exo. 12:45; cf. Lev. 22:10), and poor laborers were not to be oppressed (Deut. 24:14). Hired day laborers were to receive pay for their work the same day the services were performed (Lev. 19:13). Exodus 12:46 "It is to be eaten in a single house; you are not to bring forth any of the flesh outside of the house, nor are you to break any bone of it. in a single house - 1Co 12:12 Eph 2:19-22 nor are you to break any bone of it - Nu 9:12 Joh 19:33,36 INSTRUCTIONS FOR EATING THE MEAL It is to be eaten in a single house - One lamb for each household You are not to bring forth any of the flesh outside of the house - It was to be totally consumed and parts not consumed burned. Nor are you to break any bone of it - Exactly why this is to be is not clear. But one thing is crystal clear and today we have an answer. Why? Because when soldiers came to break the legs of Jesus and the others on the cross to hasten death. The others' legs were broken but not Jesus'. God saw to it that He was already dead, the Bible says so that the Scripture would be fulfilled when the Lamb of God was crucified... Then the Jews, because it was the day of preparation, so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high day), asked Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. 32 So the soldiers came, and broke the legs of the first man and of the other who was crucified with Him; 33 but coming to Jesus, when they saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs. 34 But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out. 35 And he who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe. 36 For these things came to pass to fulfill the Scripture, “NOT A BONE OF HIM SHALL BE BROKEN.”(Jn. 19:31-36). Psalm 22:17 I can count all my bones. They look, they stare at me; Exodus 12:47 "All the congregation of Israel are to celebrate this. All the - Ex 12:3,6 Nu 9:13 All the congregation of Israel are to celebrate this - Exodus 12:48 "But if a stranger sojourns with you, and celebrates the Passover to the LORD, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near to celebrate it; and he shall be like a native of the land. But no uncircumcised person may eat of it. a stranger - Ex 12:43 Nu 9:14 Nu 15:15,16 let all - Ge 17:12 Eze 44:9 47:22 shall be - Ga 3:28 Col 3:11 But if a stranger sojourns with you and celebrates the Passover to the LORD, let all his males be circumcised - These would be the Egyptians who came out with the sons of Israel and as Gentiles they would have been uncircumcised. And then let him come near to celebrate it; and he shall be like a native of the land - One can only imagine the scenes of grown men who needed to be circumcised, a procedure which by no means was painless. But only in this way would they be considered like a native of Israel. But no uncircumcised person may eat of it - This prohibition goes back to Genesis 17 where Abraham was instructed "And every male among you who is eight days old shall be circumcised throughout your generations, a servant who is born in the house or who is bought with money from any foreigner, who is not of your descendants. “A servant who is born in your house or who is bought with your money shall surely be circumcised; thus shall My covenant be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant. “But an uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that person shall be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant." (Ge 17:12-14) Exodus 12:49 "The same law shall apply to the native as to the stranger who sojourns among you." Lev 24:22 Nu 9:14 15:15,16,29 Ga 3:28 Col 3:11 The same law shall apply to the native as to the stranger who sojourns among you - That is to say all must be circumcised, the sign of the Abrahamic Covenant. Exodus 12:50 Then all the sons of Israel did so; they did just as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron. as the Lord - De 4:1,2 12:32 Mt 7:24,25 28:20 Joh 2:5 13:17 15:14 Rev 22:15, by their armies, Ex 12:41 6:26 7:4 THE OBEDIENCE OF THE SONS OF ISRAEL Then all the sons of Israel did so. They did just as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron. - Complete obedience, something that would be rare for Israel in their subsequent history going to the land of promise and even after entering the land of promise. Exodus 12:51 And on that same day the LORD brought the sons of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their hosts. And on that same day the LORD brought the sons of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their hosts - Acts 13:17 “The God of this people Israel chose our fathers and made the people great during their stay in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He led them out from it."