; was to be redeemed in the days of the Meſſias upon the ſame day on which | they were delivered from Egypt, to wit, up:n the fifteenth day of the Month of Nifan. Upon which day our bleſſed Lord was crucified for the Redemption of his People. * Ycu ſhallobſerve it for a Solemn Feaſt or Feſtival Time. o (7. e. ) So longas your State and Church continues, or till the coming of the Meſa, This word doth not; always fgnify Eternity, but any long time as Prov: 29. 14. Dan: 3. 9. andoft elſewhete.
Is * Sevendays p ſhall yeeat unleavened bread 9 3 *Chap.137
even the firſt day ye ſhall putaway leaven out of Your 6. and 23; houſes: For whoſoever eateth leavened bread from the 15. and
| firſt day until the ſeventh day, * chat ſoul ſhall b 34. 18. off from Iſrael », ” OE es 24
þ Beſides, and after the day of eating the Paſſover, whi Pts diſtin& Feaſt, and no part of the Feaſt of unleavened _— 7To remind them of their Departure out of Egypt, which was fo ſud-= © den, that they had nor leaſure to leaven their Dough. See more on verſe 8. r Either by Excommunication, or by Death to be infli. ed by the Magiſtrate, and in caſe of his negle&, by God himſelf Nor let any one think that this was too ſevere a Puniſhment for what may ſeem no great Offence. For this was indeed a very-great Crime, being a manifeſt Contempt of God, and a Rebellion againſt God's Authority and expreſs Command, which ſurely deſerves ag ſevere a Puniſhment as is inflited upon Rebels againſt their Prince eſpecially conſidering that the 1raelites were the People & Subje&s of Godin a peculiar manner. Tt was alſo atacit Renunciation of their Religion, and of the Covenant of God with them, and of their Intereſt both in that paſt Deliverance out of Egypt, and in the future Deliverance by the Meſias. See more on Gen: I7. I4.
. 16 And inthe firſt day there ſhall be an holy convoca« tions: andin theſeventh day? there ſball be an holy COnYOCation to you : no manner of work « ſhall be done
in them, fave that which every + man muſt cat x, that + Hey only may be done of you. ſoul: © s A ſolemn day for the People to aſſemble together, and to at= tend upon the Publick Worſhip and Service of God in hearing his Word, Prayers, Praiſes, and Sacrifices. : Becauſe then Pharaoh and his Hoſt were drowned in the Sea. As on the firſt day the firſt= Was begun on the firſt, and ; compleated
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days between thoſe to Mitac'cs, the Jews unanimouſly affirm, and 2y 4 * Andir came to paſs, that at midnighs »* the «cy, TH it ſcems probavle from the _—_— of clear FOO ES ; LORD ſmore ail the firſt-born o in the land of Egypt, 5 PIT Of ſervile Work, Lev; 23. 7. Xx xICrcln, 25 MANG , "| * from the firft- born of Pharaoh that ſat on his throne, * Numb.
re infe:ior to the Sabbath, in which that was forbidden. Bur of ; k this ſee my Notes on Exod, 16. 23. and 35. 3. unto che fir{t-born of the caprivethat was in the + dun» *: 77: ang
i7 And ye |bal obſerve thefeoſt of unleavened bread: | geon, and all the firft- born of cattel, | | pt _ for in this {elf-ſame day have I brought your armies y n A great Aggravation ofthe Flague : For then darkneſs it ſelf 51. and
Shes. .ohh this | ſtrikes Men with ho-ro:, and makes any Calamity more terrible ; out of the land of Egypt: therefore ſhall MA obſerve this then they were aſleep and fccure, and Iaſi expend ſuch a ſtoke. =T 5a
day in your generations, by an ordinance for ever. 0 Both of Man and Beaſt, whether Male or male. Some extend $. and 7 So called, not fromtheir Military force or courage, but from | :+ roall that we«e firſt-born, and ſo many Perſons might be killed ts Yon their numbers, and the o:der and manner in which they came | ;9 one Houſe, as both i ather and Mother, and loverat=Sons, which + W.ſdo: forth, See Chap, 13. 18. mighr be the firit-born by ſeveral Mothers, and Sons Sons or jg x; 9 13 q * In the fcſt month,on the fourteenth day of the Daughters, Fe. Others confine ir to the irft-born Child in the Chap. = * Lev.23- month, at even Ye (ball eat unleavened bread until the | Family. I couceive the heads of rhe } araily are net included, ,,.
Mg x . | ; for theſe, though they might Le the fir{t-born ( hildren of their Pa- ; Heb. | 5.N one and twentieth day 2 of the month ar even rents Families, yet Were not, nor ever are, called or accounted the houſe of the
28. 16. z Incluſively. For otherwiſe they were obliged to eat unleaven- 4 NE ng. 2 = | ed Bread eight days, viz. on the day of the Patlover, verſe 8. and firit-born of thei: PIN amplics, vere hs Hons and Nooey WOOg Pie. EE en - Bur for all the reſt I conceive they are all included, becauſe all ſuch e ſeven days after, which 1s ae. and properly called OY dn atrr really fiiſt-born, and did firit open their Mothers Womb,and =] unleavened Bread, becauſe in them they were tied to that Ceremo- } 11 « -þ were to be ſer apa:t unto the Lo:d, in ſtead of thele firſt | ny only, except the two daysof an Holy Convocation. | born 'of the Egyptians now {lain, Chap 23: 12, 15: and therefore are | 19 Seven days fhall there be no leaven found iN YOUT } {1 both places to beunderftood in the ſame latitude. houſes : for whoſoever eateth that which 15 leavencd, C- 30 And Phaiaoh role up in the night he and all his ; ven that ſoul ſhall be cut off from the congregation of | ſeryants, and ail the Egyptians, and there was a great
Iſrael, whether he be a ſtranger ,or born in the land Þ. | cry in Egypt : for there was not an houſe p where there
| a To wit, a Proſclite : for Strangers unconverred to the Jewiſh | noe Ge daad.
S--Þ Religion were not obliged nor admitted to the Ce'ebrotion, of the + To wit, of theſs Houfes which had any firfi-bort in che, for
Paſſover or Feaſt of unleavened Eread. Though I ſce no inconve- Ian * #2 Fatih of ps i aha mers Bn And fach Keftria nience, if all Strangers, though Heathens, were forbidden to have Gions of the wat Pare les OY f.equently underſtood.
or uſe any unleavened Bread at that time, leſt the Fews who con- , , ng | __ : everſed wha them might be tempted to deſire or pa: take of it with 31 Ard he calic.. for Motesand Aaron q by night,