11 "After the Lord brings you into the land of the Canaanites and gives it to you, as he promised on oath to you and your ancestors,
11 And it shall be when the Lord shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, as he sware unto thee and to thy fathers, and shall give it thee,
11 "When the Lord brings you into the land of the Canaanites, as he swore to you and your fathers, and shall give it to you,
11 "When God brings you into the land of the Canaanites, as he promised you and your fathers, and turns it over to you,
11 "And it shall be, when the Lord brings you into the land of the Canaanites, as He swore to you and your fathers, and gives it to you,
11 "This is what you must do when the Lord fulfills the promise he swore to you and to your ancestors. When he gives you the land where the Canaanites now live,
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Exodus 13:11
Commentary on Exodus 13:11-16
(Read Exodus 13:11-16)
The firstlings of beast not used in sacrifice, were to be changed for others so used, or they were to be destroyed. Our souls are forfeited to God's justice, and unless ransomed by the sacrifice of Christ, will certainly perish. These institutions would continually remind them of their duty, to love and serve the Lord. In like manner, baptism and the Lord's supper, if explained and attended to, would remind us, and give us occasion to remind one another of our profession and duty.