And when your children say to you, ‘What do you mean by this service?’
Moses faithfully taught the elders all God had commanded him. The people must not stir out of doors that night, staying under the protection of the blood; their safety hangs on the sprinkled mark, not on their own wisdom or strength. Later they must teach their children what this service means.
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Commenting on Exodus 12:21-28
The elders dispersed to their tribes and families and carried out exactly what the Lord commanded Moses and Aaron: they took a lamb on the tenth day, kept it until the fourteenth, slew it, roasted it with fire, and ate it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
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Seven days of unleavened bread commemorates Israel's hurried departure, when they had no time to leaven their dough. The Jews searched every corner with a candle to remove leaven from their houses. One who eats leaven during those days is cut off from the community and its privileges.
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Commenting on Exodus 12:15-51