Exodus 13

Exodus 13:2

SAnctifie unto me] Tell the people from me, that besides the most ancient custome, Genesis 4:4. every first borne, as escaped, through my favour, out of the slaughter of the first borne of Aegypt, verse 15. belongeth unto me as a sacred thing wherefore the firstlings of the cleane beasts shall be offered unto me, and the flesh shall be for the Priests: Numbers 18:17. they of uncleane beasts shall be redeemed, verse 13. and the price given to the Priests: Numbers 18:15 the first borne of men shall be consecrated to my service. Now in exchange of these, God afterwards took the I evites, Num. 3. 12. and 8. 16. and after this first exchange, the first borne were to be redeemed with money, and the money was to be given to the Priest: Num. 8. 15. 16.

Exodus 13:3

There shall] That the memory thereof may be preserved by this observation.

Exodus 13:4

Abib] See upon Exodus 12:2. the Hebrew word signifieth an car upon the stalke, or the corne cared, which beginneth in those countries to be so about Easter: Exodus 9:31 Lev 23. 10. 15.

Exodus 13:9

For a signe] That is to say, in stead of remembrances, which men use to carry about them, to preserve or renew the remembrance of any thing, See Deuteronomy 6:8. Pro. 3. 3. and 6. 21. and 7. 3. Isay 46. 16 That the] to give thee occasion to meditate continually upon Gods Commandements: to which thou art straightly obliged by this admirable deliverance, through which he hath gotten thee wholly to himselfe.

Exodus 13:12

Set apart] that is, lay aside all the interest thou hast in them, and resigne them wholly to the Lord.

Exodus 13:13

Of an Asse] and likewise of every other unclean beast, which is not fitting for sacrifice, Breake his] to the end that which belongeth to the Lord, may not be put to any other ordinary use.

Exodus 13:16

Frontelets] the Hebrew word signifieth ribonds, or lists of skins or parchment, which they tied about their armes, or forehead for a remembrance. The Jews did use to weare them for devotion, writing some sentences of Scripture upon them, and were called in Greek Philacteries, that is to say, preservers of memory, Matthew 25:5. afterwards they used them for superstiti us prese vatives against sicknesse, and other sinister accidents.

Exodus 13:17

Of the Land] drawing towards that land, ast peradventure] meaning, that it was fitting the people should first be accustomed to labour, enclined to obedience, and strengthened in faith, by the long journey in the desert, before I put them to the triall of war against the Cananites: and that all hope of returning into Egypt may be taken away from them, knowing no other way but through the red sea, which shall miraculously be opened for them, and presently shut up again. Now this is a kind of human discourse: For God is no way tied to means, for to come to his ends, yet he doth set down many very convenient and fitting ones according to the free disposition of his wisdom.

Exodus 13:18

The Wildernesse] of Etham, Numbers 33:8 Harnessed] the Italian hath it, in array] the Hebrew word seemeth to signifie in ranke by five and five, Joshua 1:14. others harnessed] according as the Hebrew phrase implyeth, wearing of the sword blt about the fifth rib, that is to say, about the five last small ribs.

Exodus 13:19

Of Joseph] together with the other Patriarchs Acts 7:16.

Exodus 13:20

Succoth] see Exodus 12:37.

Exodus 13:21

The Lord] the Son of God personally, 1 Corinthians 10:9 therfore called the Angel of the Lord, Exodus 14:19 wn] he shewed his presence in power and operation, joyned to this signe, and instrment, wheresoever he removed or transported himselfe, a Pillar] an airy body, like a cloud in sight, and quality, miraculously formed, standing upright and spreading it selfe very high in the aire. After the Tabernacle was set up, this Pillar had its basis upon it, Exodus 40:38. Numbers 9:15. and remained so in the middest of the Host, when God would have it stand still: and when he would have it march on it removed to the head of the host, to lead them] through those deserts, & uninhabited sands, without any beaten way, Numbers 10:33. Deuteronomy 1:33. it was also to make them a shade, and keep them from scortching, Psalms 105:39 a pillar] it was the same Pillar in substance, as the first was; but by night by miracle it shewed otherwise, and was for another use, By day and night] as well by day as by night, as it pleased God to cause them to remove, now at one time, now at another, Numb. 9. 17 and some times also causes them to march diverse dayes and nights without resting, Num. 10. 33. and 33. 8.

Exodus 13:22

He tooke not away] all the time they were in the wildernesse.