Exo 12:8-9 | JFB | e4.org | 8. roast with fire —for the sake of expedition; and this difference was always observed between the cooking of the paschal lamb and the other offerings ( ). unleavened bread —also for the sake of despatch ( ), but as a kind of corruption ( ) there seems to have been a typical meaning under it ( ). bitter herbs —literally, "bitters"—to remind the Israelites of their affliction in Egypt, and morally of the trials to which God's people are subject on account of sin.

‏ Exodus 12:8-9

8. roast with fire—for the sake of expedition; and this difference was always observed between the cooking of the paschal lamb and the other offerings (2Ch 35:13).

unleavened bread—also for the sake of despatch (De 16:3), but as a kind of corruption (Lu 12:1) there seems to have been a typical meaning under it (1Co 5:8).

bitter herbs—literally, "bitters"—to remind the Israelites of their affliction in Egypt, and morally of the trials to which God's people are subject on account of sin.

9. Eat not of it raw—that is, with any blood remaining; a caveat against conformity to idolatrous practices. It was to be roasted whole, not a bone to be broken, and this pointed to Christ (Joh 19:36).