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Passover at the time appointed, when they were not under the necessity, Nu 9:13. When a person is under no incapacity to eat the Passover in the appointed time, if he neglects it then, upon the presumption of the liberty granted by this law, he puts an affront upon God, impiously abuses his kindness, and he shall certainly bear his sin, and be cut off from his people. Note, As those who against their minds are forced to absent themselves from God's ordinances may comfortably expect the favours of God's grace under their affliction, so those who of choice absent themselves may justly expect the tokens of God's wrath for their sin. Be not deceived, God is not mocked.
(4.) Here is a clause added in favour of strangers, Nu 9:14. Though it was requisite that the stranger who would join with them in eating the Passover should be circumcised as a proselyte to their religion (Ex 12:48,49), yet this kind admission of those that were not native Israelites to eat the Passover was an intimation of the favour designed for the poor Gentiles by Christ. As then there was one law, so in the days of the Messiah there should be one gospel, for the stranger and for him that was born in the land; for in every nation he that fears God and works righteousness is accepted of him, and this was a truth before Peter perceived it, Ac 10:34,35.
8 And Moses said unto them, Stand still, and I will hear what the
Lord will command concerning you.
9 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
10 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If any man of you or of
your posterity shall be unclean by reason of a dead body, or be in a journey afar off, yet he shall keep the Passover unto the Lord.
11 The fourteenth day of the second month at even they shall keep it,
and eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
12 They shall leave none of it unto the morning, nor break any bone of
it: according to all the ordinances of the Passover they shall keep it.