Commentaries Dictionaries Concordances

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Exodus 12:40

The sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt. — Heb., which they sojourned in Egypt

Was four hundred and thirty years. — Comp. the prophecy: — “Thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs [Egypt, not Canaan], and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years and also that nation whom they shall serve will I judge” (Genesis 15:13). The genealogy of Joshua (1 Chronicles 7:22), which places him in the eleventh generation from Jacob, accords well with this term of years. The other genealogies are more or less abbreviated.

Continues after advertising

See also Exodus 12:40 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Exodus 12:40. _NOW THE SOJOURNING OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL, C._] The statement in this verse is allowed on all hands to be extremely difficult, and therefore the passage stands in especial nee...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    WHO DWELT - Read, which they sojourned. The obvious intention of Moses is to state the duration of the sojourn in Egypt....

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    5. REDEMPTION BY BLOOD, THE PASSOVER AND THE LAW OF THE FIRSTBORN CHAPTER 12 The Passover Instituted and Kept, the Death of the Firstborn and the Exodus _ 1. The Passover instituted and the feast of...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    EXODUS 12:40 Rp. TIME SPENT IN EGYPT. The Biblical writers are not in agreement about the length of Israel's stay in Egypt. Here it is given (probably by Rp) as 430 years (_cf._ 400 years in Genesis 1...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    EXODUS 12:37 - EXODUS 18. FROM EGYPT TO SINAI. Exodus 12:37 J. THE EXODUS. From Rameses (Exodus 1:11_ b_ *) the first stage of the journey took the people 10 miles W. to Succoth (Eg. Thikke), the dis...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    SOJOURNING. Commenced with Genesis 12. Quite. different subject from the _dwelling_ in Egypt. See App-50. ISRAEL. Figure of speech _Synecdoche_ (of the Part), App-6, by which one man's name, Israel,...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    THE SOJOURNING OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL, &C.— That the children or descendants of Israel did not sojourn or dwell four hundred and thirty years in Egypt, may be easily and has been frequently demonst...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    THE TEXT OF EXODUS TRANSLATION 12 AND JE-HO-VAH SPAKE UNTO MO-SES AND AAR-ON IN THE LAND OF E-GYPT, SAYING, (2) THIS MONTH SHALL BE UNTO YOU THE BEGINNING OF MONTHS; IT SHALL BE THE FIRST MONTH OF THE...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _NOW THE SOJOURNING OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL, WHO DWELT IN EGYPT, WAS FOUR HUNDRED AND THIRTY YEARS._ Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, х_ UWMOWSHAB_ (H4186) _ BªNEEY...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE INSTITUTION OF THE PASSOVER. THE TENTH PLAGUE, AND THE DEPARTURE OF ISRAEL 1. In the land of Egypt] These words suggest that what follows was written independently of the foregoing narrative, and...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    FOUR HUNDRED AND THIRTY YEARS] This agrees with the prophetical statement in Genesis 15:13. But the Samaritan text of the OT. and LXX after the words 'in Egypt' here add 'and in Canaan,' thus making t...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    EXODUS: ISRAEL BECOMES A NATION THE *ISRAELITES LEAVE EGYPT EXODUS CHAPTER S 1 TO 18 _HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_ CHAPTER 12 THE *PASSOVER – VERSES 1-28 PREPARATIONS FOR THE SPECIAL MEAL – VE...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וּ מֹושַׁב֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָשְׁב֖וּ...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    THE EXODUS. Exodus 12:37. The children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth. Already, at the outset of their journey, controversy has had much to say about their route. Much ingenuity has been...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    ISRAEL LED OUT OF EGYPT Exodus 12:37 The 600,000 were males above 20 years of age, Numbers 1:3. This would make the entire body not less than 2,000,000 of people of all ages. Succoth was the first ra...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    While the subjects necessarily intermingle at this point, we turn from the contemplation of the judgments of Jehovah in dealing with Pharaoh to that of deliverance in His dealings with Israel. As thes...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    Egypt. Samaritan and Septuagint add, "and in the land of Chanaan, they and their fathers," dating from the departure of Abraham from Haran in his 75th year; from which period, till Jacob's going into...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    I beg the Reader to remark with me God's faithfulness. Not an hour beyond the time predicted to Abraham, Genesis 15:13. There it is said, four hundred years, and here four hundred and thirty: but if t...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    There is hardly a book of the Old Testament that stands out in more decided contrast with the book of Genesis than the one which follows it most closely. And this is the more striking, because God emp...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    40._Now the sojourning of the children of Israel. _The beginning of this period is not reckoned from the coming down of Jacob, for it is very clear from other passages, that, from the time that Jacob...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 5 THROUGH 13. At the news of the goodness of God, the people adore Him; but the struggle against the power of evil is another matter. Satan will not let the p...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    NOW THE SOJOURNING OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL, WHO DWELT IN EGYPT,.... The Septuagint version adds, "and in the land of Canaan"; and the Samaritan version is, "the sojourning of the children of Israel...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, [was] four hundred and thirty years. Ver. 40. _Was four hundred and thirty years,_] sc., From the time that Abraham began to sojourn...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Who dwelt in Egypt_ Or sojourned. We must observe, that it is not said, _The sojourning of the children of Israel in Egypt was four hundred and thirty years;_ but the sojourning of the children of Is...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 The beginning of the yeere is changed. 3 The Passeouer is instituted. 11 The Rite of the Passeouer. 15 Vnleauened bread. 29 The first borne are slaine. 31 The Israelites are driuen out of the l...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    FURTHER PRECEPTS CONCERNING THE PASSOVER...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Now the sojourning of the children of Israel who dwelt in Egypt was four hundred and thirty years, four long or ten short generations as they were then reckoned....

  • Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures

    D. THE EXODUS FROM EGYPT. LEGAL ENACTMENTS CONSEQUENT ON LIBERATION Exodus 12:37 to Exodus 13:16 37And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot, _t...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    THE PASSOVER FEAST (vs.1-28) The time finally arrives for the Lord to accomplish a work of amazing power in Egypt in the deliverance of a nation numbering over two million, from the bondage of Egypt....

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    37-42 The children of Israel set forward without delay. A mixed multitude went with them. Some, perhaps, willing to leave their country, laid waste by plagues; others, out of curiosity; perhaps a few...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    It is plain that those years are to be computed from the first promise made to Abraham, GENESIS 12:1,2, to the giving of the law, from GALATIANS 3:17, where this is affirmed. And although it doth not...

  • Notes on the Pentateuch by Charles Henry Mackintosh

    "And the Lord said unto Moses, Yet will I bring one plague more upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt; afterwards he will let you go hence: when he shall let you go, he shall surely thrust you out hence altoge...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Exodus 12:40 sojourn H4186 children H1121 Israel H3478 lived H3427 (H8804) Egypt H4714 four H702 hundred H3967...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE FIRST STAGES OF THEIR JOURNEY (EXODUS 12:37 TO EXODUS 13:22). The journey from Egypt now commencing we are informed of the quantity of those leaving and the connection backwards with when they fir...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    Exodus 12:30 _(with Matthew 2:15)_ I. We cannot treat the Exodus as an isolated fact in history. Egypt is the type of the cunning, careless, wanton world, out of which in all ages God is calling His...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Deliverance for Israel through the Passover. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Aaron, Pharaoh. CONCLUSION: Deliverance for the believer is based entirely upon the shedding of the blood of a divinely...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Exodus 12:2. _The first month of the year._ This is called Abib, Exodus 13:4; and Nisan, Esther 3:7. It was before the seventh month, hence the earth is supposed to have been created in September; but...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _All the hosts of the Lord went out._ THE EXODUS I. We cannot treat the Exodus as an isolated fact in history. Egypt is the type of the cunning, careless, wanton world, out of which in all ages God...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Exodus 12:40_ THE PILGRIM CONDITION OF GODLY SOULS IN THE PRESENT LIFE I. THAT THE PILGRIM CONDITION OF GODLY SOULS IN THIS LIFE OFTEN INVOLVES LONG-CONTINUED SUFF...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION The narrative of the departure from Egypt is followed, not unnaturally, by a notification of the length of the sojourn, which is declared to have been a space of four hundred and thirty ye...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    The Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you (Exodus 12:1-2). Now in a few wee...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    The Samaritan Pentateuch reads, 'Now the sojourning of the Acts 13:17 Hebrews 11:9 for hundred Genesis 12:1 Genesis 15:13...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    It was just four hundred and thirty years from the promise made to Abraham (as the Apostle explains it, Galatians 3:17,) at his first coming into Canaan, during all which time the Hebrews, were sojour...

Continues after advertising