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Exodus 12:41
At the end of the 430 years, to the very day, all the LORD’s divisions went out of the land of Egypt.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records that at the conclusion of the 430-year period, the LORD’s divisions departed Egypt on the exact day. This statement follows the Passover instructions and the execution of the night’s judgment against Egypt.
The words — The Hebrew phrase מִ/קֵּץ שָׁנָה (mi./Ketz sha.Nah) translates literally as “from the end of the year,” while שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים שָׁנָה וְ/אַרְבַּע מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה (she.lo.Shim sha.Nah ve./'ar.Ba me.'ot sha.Nah) denotes “thirty years and four hundred years.” These terms anchor the departure to a precise chronological fulfillment.
The thread — The motif of divinely appointed timelines concluding appears in Exodus 7:4 and Habakkuk 2:3, which both emphasize that God’s judgments and promises execute at their designated times. John 7:8 further illustrates the principle that divine action follows a fixed schedule rather than human timing.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that God’s promises operate on exact chronological terms rather than vague expectations. Readers must account for the historical weight of the 430-year period when evaluating subsequent redemptive events.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And 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.
Cross-references
- Exodus 7:4 Pharaoh will not listen to you. Then I will lay My hand on Egypt, and by mighty acts of judgment I will bring the divisions of My people the Israelites out of the land of Egypt.
- Habakkuk 2:3 For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.
- John 7:8 Go up to the feast on your own. I am not going up to this feast, because My time has not yet come.”
- Acts 1:7 Jesus replied, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority.
- Exodus 3:10 Therefore, go! I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring My people the Israelites out of Egypt.”
- Exodus 12:17 So you are to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread, for on this very day I brought your divisions out of the land of Egypt. You must keep this day as a permanent statute for the generations to come.
- Exodus 12:51 And on that very day the LORD brought the Israelites out of the land of Egypt by their divisions.
- Joshua 5:14 “Neither,” He replied. “I have now come as Commander of the LORD’s army.” Then Joshua fell facedown in reverence and asked Him, “What does my Lord have to say to His servant?”
- Psalms 102:13 You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor—the appointed time has come.
- Daniel 9:24 Seventy weeks are decreed for your people and your holy city to stop their transgression, to put an end to sin, to make atonement for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.