Exodus 12:42 Meaning
It is a night to be much observed unto the LORD for bringing them out from the land of Egypt: this is that night of the LORD to be observed of all the children of Israel in their generations.
Context Explained
40Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years.
41And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt.
42It is a night to be much observed unto the LORD for bringing them out from the land of Egypt: this is that night of the LORD to be observed of all the children of Israel in their generations.
43And the LORD said unto Moses and Aaron, This is the ordinance of the passover: There shall no stranger eat thereof:
44But every man's servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Deuteronomy 16:3
This verse instructs the Israelites to remember their deliverance, similar to the call in Exodus.
1 Corinthians 11:24-25
Paul's teaching on the Lord's Supper connects the remembrance of Jesus with the Passover.
Psalm 105:5
This psalm encourages remembering God's wonders, paralleling the remembrance in Exodus.
Source: Exodus 12:42