Numbers 9:12

"In the second month, on the fourteenth day at evening they shall keep it; they shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs."

Key Reflection

The verse from Numbers 9:12 describes a specific timing for the Passover observance, which is crucial for understanding its significance within Israelite religious practice. In this context, even foreigners who had converted to Judaism were allowed to participate in the Passover feast according to the same rules as native-born Israelites, highlighting the inclusive nature of communal worship and the importance of unity among God's people. This regulation underscores that the spiritual essence of the Passover, including the eating of unleavened bread and bitter herbs, was accessible to all, symbolizing their shared experience of liberation from Egypt.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

According to all the ordinances -i. e. those relating to the Passover lamb, not those concerning the feast, for the Little Passover lasted, according to the Jews, only one day; nor was it held to be needful that at it leaven should be put away out of the houses.

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