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A Memorial of Redemption
All commentators agree that this command is a direct response to the Passover. Because God spared Israel's firstborn while judging Egypt's, those spared now belonged to Him in a special way. This practice served as a perpetual, tangible reminder to the nation of their deliverance from bondage.
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Exodus
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Albert Barnes
On Exodus 13:2
18th Century
Theologian
Sanctify unto me - The command is addressed to Moses. It was to declare the will of God that all firstborn were to be consecrated to Him, se…
Charles Ellicott
On Exodus 13:2
19th Century
Bishop
Sanctify unto me all the firstborn. —It was a reasonable demand that the existing firstborn of Israel, spared by God when…
John Calvin
On Exodus 13:2
16th Century
Theologian
Sanctify unto me all the first-born. This also refers to the First Commandment, because God asserts His right over the first-born, so that…
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John Gill
On Exodus 13:2
17th Century
Pastor
Sanctify unto me all the firstborn
That is, of males, as the Targum of Jonathan adds, for those, and not females, we…
Matthew Henry
On Exodus 13:1–10
17th Century
Minister
In remembrance of the destruction of the first-born of Egypt, both of man and beast, and the deliverance of the Israelites out of bondage, the firs…