“And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the Lord brought you out from this place: there shall no leavened bread be eaten.”
Moses said to the people: commemorate this day, the day you came out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery, because the Lord brought you out of it with a mighty hand. Eat nothing containing yeast. Moses turns immediately from the divine instruction to the people's practical observance. The day is to be commemorated — the same word used in Exodus 12:14. The substance of the commemoration is historical and specific: the day you came out, out of slavery, by the Lord's mighty hand. The mighty hand is a recurring phrase in Deuteronomy, where Moses repeatedly grounds Israel's covenant obligations in the memory of divine rescue. Deuteronomy 5:15 says remember that you were slaves in Egypt and that the Lord your God brought you out with a mighty hand. Memory is the foundation of obedience, and obedience is the fruit of accurate memory.
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