Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a feast to the LORD.
God claims the firstborn by right of protection, as He claimed them when He spared them in Egypt. We must present what is dearest to us to Him first, and receive it back only by His mercy; the firstborn are the joy of families, yet they belong to God before they belong to us. By this dedication we show that we love Him better than we love ourselves.
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Commenting on Exodus 13:1-10
Seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread,.... The Jews (y) gather from this place, and from Deu 16:8, that the obligation to eat unleavened bread lasted no longer than the first night of the seven days, but on the rest it was enough if they abstained from leavened bread, and it was lawful for them to eat of other food as they pleased; see Gill...
That day gave Israel a national existence and freedom worth remembering with devout gratitude forever. God wrung their liberty from Egypt's tyrant by fearful judgment; it was never merely granted, but taken by His strength of hand. The haste of their deliverance left no time for leavened bread.
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Commenting on Exodus 13:3-10