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You shall tell your son in that day, saying, `It is because of that which Yahweh did for me when I came forth out of Egypt.`

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Don't Wait to Be Asked

Commentators emphasize that this verse commands parents to be proactive in teaching their children about God's works. Unlike an earlier instruction to simply answer a child's question, this command urges parents to initiate the conversation, ensuring the memory of God's deliverance is passed down, even to children who don't yet know what to ask.

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Exodus

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John Calvin

John Calvin

On Exodus 13:8

16th Century

Theologian

And you shall show your son in that day. He repeats what we have already remarked, namely, an injunction for parents to teach their childr…

John Gill

John Gill

On Exodus 13:8

17th Century

Pastor

And you shall show your son in that day
On the first of the days of the feast of unleavened bread, the reason of eat…

Matthew Henry

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…