EXODUS—NOTE ON Exodus 12:41 The reference to Israel as the hosts of the LORD (also vv. Exodus 12:17, Exodus 12:51; Exodus 7:4) brings to mind a military image. The pharaoh mentioned in Exodus 1:8 had enslaved Israel because he feared they would form a military alliance with one of Egypt’s enemies (Exodus 1:10). Yet now, when Israel is equipped for battle, it is not to fight Egypt but to be ready to go into the land the Lord has promised them (Exodus 13:18).

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