still in their seminomadic state of existence. They had not yet settled down in the promised land and bought their gas grills for the backyard! Notice how what is said here contrasts with Deuteronomy 16:7. Here in Exodus the animal is to be roasted; there to be boiled. The latter reflects later practical and hygienic considerations intervening in the ceremony. At this juncture it is important to say something about Exodus 12:7. This verse implies that we are dealing with a ritual that did not involve