What the Bible says about Exodus 12:51
(From Forerunner Commentary)

Exodus 12:51 Verse 51 comes at the end of a paragraph that begins in verse 43. This verse does not mean that the Israelite men were circumcised "the very same day," but rather it refers back to verse 41: "And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years." At this point in the story, the males had already taken the Passover, and therefore the men had been circumcised previous to that. They could not have taken the Passover, which occurred at the beginning of Exodus 12, unless they had been circumcised. So this section then, from verse 43 through 51, is a reminder of an earlier command. They were not circumcised after Passover and immediately get up and leave Egypt! That would be physically impossible. John W. Ritenbaugh The Wavesheaf and the Selfsame Day Related Topics: Circumcision | Conditions for Wavesheaf Offering | Selfsame Day | Wavesheaf and the Selfsame Day

 

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