And they kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month at even in the wilderness of Sinai: according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did the children of Israel.
So they celebrated the Passover on the evening of the fourteenth day of the first month while they were in the Sinai wilderness. The Israelites did everything exactly as the LORD had commanded Moses.
The Israelites obeyed God completely by celebrating the Passover exactly as He had instructed Moses, even while living in the wilderness.
📚 Historical Context
This was the second Passover celebration after the Israelites' exodus from Egypt, occurring about one year after they left Egyptian slavery. They were still camped in the Sinai wilderness, having received God's laws at Mount Sinai, and were preparing to journey toward the Promised Land. The first month refers to Nissan in the Hebrew calendar, which falls around March-April.
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