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A Feast of Deliverance
Commentators explain that the seventh day of this festival was a special 'feast to the Lord,' corresponding to the 'holy convocation' mentioned in Exodus 12:16. Jewish tradition holds this specific day as the anniversary of the crossing of the Red Sea, making it a celebration of the culmination of their deliverance.
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Exodus
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Charles Ellicott
On Exodus 13:6
19th Century
Bishop
A feast to the Lord. —Compare Exodus 12:16, where a holy convocation is ordered for the seventh day. The Jews regard this…
John Gill
On Exodus 13:6
17th Century
Pastor
Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread. The Jews gather from this place, and from (Deuteronomy 16:8), that…
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…