What did God require of the Israelites in Exodus 12 regarding Passover and circumcision?
In Exodus 12, God required the Israelites to eat the Passover. Circumcision was also mandatory for everyone involved, whether Jews or servants or whatever, so all participants needed to be circumcised. The people were obedient to all that God commanded.
Les explains that in Exodus 12 the Israelites were to eat the Passover, and everyone had to be circumcised—whether Jews, servants, or whatever. They were obedient to all of it. This means circumcision was required across the board for those observing Passover. The context then moves into Exodus 13, where the firstborn of Israel are set apart. Moses took Joseph's bones with him because Joseph had sworn that God would surely visit the children of Israel and they would carry his bones away. These events show faith in God's covenant promises: Joseph knew God would take him back to Palestine, and Moses and Aaron were preparing to move Israel out of Egypt toward Palestine. They journeyed from Succoth and encamped in Etham, and the Lord went before them by day.