Éxodo 12:11

11 »Estas son las instrucciones para cuando coman esa comida: estén totalmente vestidos,
lleven puestas las sandalias y tengan su bastón en la mano. Coman de prisa, porque es la Pascua del Señor
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Éxodo 12:11 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 12:11

And thus shall ye eat it
After the following manner, in the habit and posture described: the Targum of Jonathan adds,

``at this time, and not in ages following;''

for these rites were peculiar to the passover in Egypt, and not to be observed in later times:

with your loins girded;
that is, with their garments girt about their loins, for the better convenience in travelling; for in those countries they wore long loose garments, which reached to their feet, and unless girt up, were a great hinderance in walking; and may denote the saints being girt with the girdle of truth, and their readiness and fitness to perform every good work:

your shoes on your feet;
which used to be put off at feasts, in order to have their feet washed, which was frequently done at such times, as we learn from many instances in Scripture, which could not be done unless the shoes were off, ( Genesis 18:4 Genesis 18:5 ) ( Luke 7:44 ) ( John 13:5 ) , besides, it is highly probable that the Israelites in Egypt did not wear shoes in common, it being a hot country, and they in a state of poverty and bondage; but now being about to depart the land, and to take a journey, they are ordered to have their shoes on, to be ready for it: and was a token of their deliverance and freedom, and joy on that occasion; and may, in an evangelic sense, denote the feet of the saints being shod with the preparation of the Gospel of peace, ( Ephesians 6:15 ) ,

and your staff in your hand;
such as travellers make use of to support and assist, protect and defend them, in their journey, and may be expressive of faith in the word and promises of God, which are the support of his people in their passage through this world, ( Psalms 23:4 )

and ye shall eat it in haste;
because upon slaying the firstborn the Egyptians would be urgent upon them to depart immediately. Aquila renders it, "with fear", and so the Targum of Jonathan; but the other sense suits best with the circumstances of the Israelites:

it [is] the Lord's passover;
which he has commanded, and is a sign and token of his passing over the houses of the Israelites, when he destroyed the firstborn in all the houses of the Egyptians, and which is explained in the following verse, and the reason of its name given; the act of passing was his, the ordinance was appointed by him, and it was typical of the Lord Jesus Christ, the true passover, ( 1 Corinthians 5:7 ) .

Éxodo 12:11 In-Context

9 No comerán nada de la carne ni cruda ni hervida en agua. Asarán al fuego el animal entero con la cabeza, las patas y las entrañas.

10 No dejen ninguna sobra para el día siguiente. Quemen todo lo que no hayan comido antes de la mañana.

11 »Estas son las instrucciones para cuando coman esa comida: estén totalmente vestidos,
lleven puestas las sandalias y tengan su bastón en la mano. Coman de prisa, porque es la Pascua del Señor
.

12 Esa noche pasaré por la tierra de Egipto y heriré de muerte a todo primer hijo varón y a la primera cría macho de los animales en la tierra de Egipto. Ejecutaré juicio contra todos los dioses de Egipto, ¡porque yo soy el Señor
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13 Pero la sangre sobre los marcos de las puertas servirá de señal para indicar las casas donde ustedes estén. Cuando yo vea la sangre, pasaré de largo. Esa plaga de muerte no los tocará a ustedes cuando yo hiera la tierra de Egipto.