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Exodus 23:18

Exodus 23:18
Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread; neither shall the fat of my sacrifice remain until the morning.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Behold, I send an angel before thee,.... Not a created angel, but the uncreated one, the Angel of God's presence, that was with the Israelites at Sinai, and in the wilderness; who saved, redeemed,…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

The blood of my sacrifice - It is generally considered that this must refer to the Paschal Lamb. See Exo 12:7, Exo 12:11, Exo 12:13, Exo 12:22-23, Exo 12:27. The fat of my sacrifice - Strictly, the…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

The blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread - The sacrifice here mentioned is undoubtedly the Passover; (see Exo 34:25); this is called by way of eminence My sacrifice, because God had instituted it…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Exodus 23:10-19

Here is, I. The institution of the sabbatical year, Exo 23:10, Exo 23:11. Every seventh year the land was to rest; they must not plough nor sow it at the beginning of the year, and then they could not…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Two regulations respecting sacrifice, designed to guard a sacrifice against contamination by anything corrupt or tainted.

18a. Jehovah's sacrifices not to be offered with leavened bread. Cf. the " Exo…