Various meanings have been discovered in the four days during which it was reserved; but perhaps the true object was to give time for deliberation, for the solemnity and import of the institution to fill the minds of the people; time also for preparation, since the night itself was one of extreme haste, and prompt action can only be obtained by leisurely anticipation.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus"
G. A. Chadwick
I had to look each one up in the book and then fit the meanings together, bit by bit, like a mosaic.
"I Walked in Arden"
Jack Crawford
And they are not only beautiful in themselves but full of living meanings.
"Holbein"
Beatrice Fortescue