Douay-Rheims Bible: Exodus — Introduction, Chapter Summaries and Notes by Richard Challoner
Chapter 12
SummaryThe manner of preparing, and eating the paschal lamb: the firstborn of Egypt are all slain: the Israelites depart.
[12:5] A kid. . . The phase might be performed, either with a lamb or with a kid: and all the same rites and ceremonies were to be used with the one as with the other.
[12:17] Unleavened bread. . .By this it appears, that our Saviour made use of unleavened bread, in the institution of the blessed sacrament, which was on the evening of the paschal solemnity, at which time there was no leavened bread to be found in Israel.
[12:22] Sprinkle, etc. . . This sprinkling the doors of the Israelites with the blood of the paschal lamb, in order to their being delivered from the sword of the destroying angel was a lively figure of our redemption by the blood of Christ.