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INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR DECEMBER rs.

verses l%-la - commentary on the
Days Lesson.
l. ''The Lord spake." The work of re.
demption, the appointment Of the feast,
the change in the calendar. were all divine.
The source of all was God, not Moses.
2. 'This month" Abb, or Nissan; cor.
responding .as nearly as possible to the.
last half o. March and the first half of
April. The Jewish months began with
The first not only in order, but in estima.
ton. 1t had formerly been the seventh
according to the reckoning of the civil
year which began in September and which
continued unchanged. but from this time
Abb was to stand first in the national re-
igious year.
8. Speak" etc. Through the elders,
V: 81. "a lamb for an house" A kid
might be taken. V. S. The service was to
be domestic one, for the deliverance
was to be from an evil threatened to every
house in Egypt.
a. "If the household be too little"
That is, il there be not enough persons in.
one family to eat a whole lamb. then two
families must join. together. The rabbins
tell US that there should, be at least ten
persons to one paschal lamb, and not more
than twenty: According to the number"
There may be a want of persons to feed
upon the lamb, though there can be no
lack Of food for them to feed upon. Every
man according to his eating may feast
5. without blemish." That is. entire,
whole, sound: having neither defect nor
deformity. This was type of Christ.
See Heb. 7: %; Pet. l: l9. The Saviour
the Lamb of God was (1) perfect. (2) in.
nocent and (3) slain as q sacrifice for 9TH
ers. az He was offered at the season and
at the very. hour of the pascal sacrifice.
(5l Not bone was broken. -(6) BE is'
able to take away our sins: John i: %.
6. keep it up. The Hebrew implies
Until the fourteenth It was to be sep
arated from the rest of the flock four days
before the time of sacrifice I'm the even
ing" Literally: "between the evenings"
that is, from the time the: sun begins to
decline to that of it's full setting, say, be-
tween and o'clock The rabbins mark
four things that were required in the first
passover that were never required after
ward: l.. The eating of the lamb in their
houses dispersed through Goshen. 2. The
taking the lamb. on the tenth day. 8. The
striking of its blood on the door posts and
lintels of their houses. 4. Their eating IL
in haste.
T.! "Take of the blood" The life is in
the blood. This typifes the blood Of
Christ which was shed for the sins of the
world. "Strike it," This was done by
dipping bunch of hyssop into the blood.
V. q. 1.-TWO side posts" etc., This was
done as a. mark of safety, G token Of deliv-
erance, that the destroying angel. when
passing through the land to slay the first
6Ter S S the npiRRs p R Isss nsat see ,nS and Pss
their families. ~
s. "Eat the flesh" undoubtedly this
feast had physical purpose. The Israel
ties were to start in the middle Of the
night on long and wearisome journey,
and it was important that they should
not start fasting. Eating together is
symbol of fellowship and a covenant Of
unity. "Roast with fire." For the sake Of
expedition; and this difference was always
observed between the cooking Of the pas
cal lamb and the other offerings. Chron.
35: IS. "Unleavened bread" This was
also for the sake of dispatch. Deut. l6: 8:
to the unleavened bread; leaven was EN-
blematical of evil. Luke IL: /; Cor..5: 8.
with bitter herbs" This was to remind
the Hebrews of their great affections in
Egypt, and also of the trials to which they
were subject on account of SIM. Our Bit
ter herbs are the remembrance of sins COM
mitted and the confession Of our. wrong.
doings. The cup CT repentance is bitter.
g. "Raw." That is, unfit for use, and
therefore unfit for representing spiritual
enjoyment. "Sodden." Boiled. It must
vor. "Head with his legs" etc.3See R. V.
Not bone was to be broken. This point
ed to Christ. See John 49,. SO.
10. "Let nothing of it remain" The
lamb was to be eaten, all eaten, eaten by
all, and eaten at once. The Lord Jesus
is to be received into the soul as its food,
and this is to be done with whole Christ,
by each one of His people, and done Just
now. The Israelites must not only slay,
thew must eat. 1t is not enough that
Christ has died for us, we must receive
Him into our hearts and lives. "Unth
the morning." To prevent putrefactlon,
which would soon take place In hot
country. That which is offered to God
must not become corrupt. =.
IL. "Girded." ETC.. Every preparation
must be made for an immediate departure;
The long, flowing robes were girded around
The loias; shoes, or sandals, not worn IN
the house or at meals, were fastened TO
the feet. and the travellers STAFF was taken
in hand These Instructions are under
stood by he Jews to apply only to the
first passover. "The Lords passover.
Called by this name because the destroy
ing angel passed over the dwellings OF tne
Israelites. while destroying the Egyptians.
l2. Goods of Egypt, l.. God smote
objects of Egyptian worship, IN destroylng
the first born Of the king and 1 the anlmas
which were worshiped. 2. This showed
the worthlessness Of these gods for they
wa 10 P"Tbe blood token" Or sign. The
blood was a sign of Gods mercy, love,
protection and deliverance:: it was also a
sign of the obedience and faith OF the Is
raelites. -, n. ,,
IN remembrance Gods mercy in bringing
them out of Egypt, and His judgments on
be Sa' annuallv observed, and celebrated with
solemn religious joy as long as they re,
NAMED distinct people. can ordinance.
II was an institution of God: and was
neither to be altered nor set aside oy any
human IN aGut aGth0ritf" off." There are thirtysi.
nloces in which this cutting off is threat
ed eencd against the Jews for neglect OF some
narticular duty. 1t probably means that
he t%e one thus "cut off" was separated
'from the rights and privileges OF an Is
is IAN holy convocation."', The people
were called together by the sound OF
t-umpets "to attend the rites and 9rdl-
nances of divine Worship" God IS holy
being and must be worshiped IN Holiness
II II "The feast of unleavened bread"
This seems to be only another name Tor
tie feast of the Passover. Ex. 70: 10.
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