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The Urgency of God's Rescue
The detail of the Israelites carrying unleavened dough highlights the extreme haste of their departure. Commentators note they left so suddenly there was no time for their bread to rise. This paints a vivid picture of God's deliverance not as a slow, planned migration, but as a swift and decisive rescue operation, prompted by the Egyptians' desperation to send them away.
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Exodus
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Albert Barnes
On Exodus 12:34
18th Century
Theologian
Kneadingtroughs - (Compare the marginal note and Deuteronomy 28:5). The troughs were probably small wooden bowls in which the cakes when bak…
Charles Ellicott
On Exodus 12:34
19th Century
Bishop
Kneadingtroughs. — Light, portable wooden bowls, such as are now used by the Arabs.
John Gill
On Exodus 12:34
17th Century
Pastor
And the people took their dough before it was leavened
They had that evening mixed their flour with water, and made …
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Matthew Henry
On Exodus 12:29–36
17th Century
Minister
The Egyptians had been kept in anxiety and horror by the darkness for three days and nights; now their rest is broken by a far more terrible calami…