25 And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the Lord will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service.
25 When you enter the land that the Lord will give you as he promised, observe this ceremony.
25 And when you come to the land that the Lord will give you, as he has promised, you shall keep this service.
25 When you enter the land which God will give you as he promised, keep doing this.
25 It will come to pass when you come to the land which the Lord will give you, just as He promised, that you shall keep this service.
25 When you enter the land the Lord has promised to give you, you will continue to observe this ceremony.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Exodus 12:25
Commentary on Exodus 12:21-28
(Read Exodus 12:21-28)
That night, when the first-born were to be destroyed, no Israelite must stir out of doors till called to march out of Egypt. Their safety was owing to the blood of sprinkling. If they put themselves from under the protection of that, it was at their peril. They must stay within, to wait for the salvation of the Lord; it is good to do so. In after-times they should carefully teach their children the meaning of this service. It is good for children to ask about the things of God; they that ask for the way will find it. The keeping of this solemnity every year was, 1. To look backward, that they might remember what great things God had done for them and their fathers. Old mercies, to ourselves, or to our fathers, must not be forgotten, that God may be praised, and our faith in him encouraged. 2. It was designed to look forward, as an earnest of the great sacrifice of the Lamb of God in the fulness of time. Christ our passover was sacrificed for us; his death was our life.